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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. On what square do the men gather who stop eating and drinking and are asking to be able to support themselves by working?

2. How long ago was Richard's neighbor, Detlef employed as an interior design consultant?

3. Where was Awad born?

4. What languages do the men speak who gather in front of Berlin's Town Hall?

5. How many days was Awad on the boat from Libya to Italy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happensw when the tents and shacks on the Oranienplatz are torn down?

4. Years ago, how did Richard deal with the discovery that his lover was cheating on him?

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

6. What did Richard used to sell as a child, and why?

7. What does Richard notice as he is led through the building where the refugees are housed?

8. What happened the last time Rashid celebrated Eid Muharak?

9. What story is told about a construction worker who fell from a 365-meter tower for a fountain when it was being built?

10. What is Richard's morning routine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Richard has a comfortable life, and he does not have to worry about shelter or food. The refugees do not have permanent housing and often struggle to survive. How would you describe the economic disparity between Richard’s life and the lives of the refugees, and how it affects the refugees' day-to-day lives?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The refugees not only want to be recognized legally or gain financial security, but they also want to be seen as human beings. How do the refugees struggle to gain agency and find dignity?

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