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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After lunch on a rainy day in Chapter 4, how long of a nap does Richard take?

2. Where was Awad born?

3. What days of the week do the refugees have German class?

4. How long has the young woman been teaching the refugees German?

5. What is the name of the archaeologist friend who Richard calls in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the boy Richard calls Apollo tell Richard about himself?

2. How old was Richard when his family left Silesia and resettled in Germany, and how was he separated and then reunited with his family?

3. Why does Awad know he will never forget Oranineplatz and will always revere its memory?

4. What is Eid Mubarak and how is it celebrated?

5. Why do some Black men gather in front of Berlin's Town Hall in late August?

6. Why is no one at the lake that Richard can see from the desk in his home office?

7. Why does the woman who teaches German classes to the refugees think it is difficult for them to learn the language?

8. Why are the refugees upset when it is proposed that they be moved to a facility about five miles outside Buckow?

9. Why does Richard not return to speak to the refugees on Thursday in Chapter 14?

10. What is Awad's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Berlin Wall separated East Germany from West Germany from 1961 to 1989. Why is the Wall and its fall significant to Richard?

Essay Topic 2

After leaving Oranienplatz, the refugees are housed in an old nursing home. Why do the refugees resist the move?

Essay Topic 3

Refugees are individuals who are forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disasters. What role did war play in making the men refugees whom Richard comes to know?

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