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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. Where did the man with the broom work after his father died?

2. How long does it take Richard to walk all the way around the lake?

3. How long did Richard take piano lessons as a child before he could listen to himself and know he was playing music?

4. When did Eugen Levine refer to himself and his comrades as "dead men on holiday" (167)?

5. Where will men be taking a language course at a community college after the Egyptian teacher leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dreams did the thin man with the broom have and how did they seem to have a basis in reality?

2. What police presence is at Spandau when 12 men are to be moved?

3. What does Rashid mean when he says it is normal at Spandau and that the refugees are happy there?

4. Why is Karon Anubo not able to buy a transit pass in December?

5. Why does Richard drive Rufu to the school where the refugees are to take German language classes?

6. What was life like for the thin man with the broom before he went to Kumasi?

7. How did Rashid get sent on a boat with his children?

8. What is the room like where Richard has a piano, and how has the room been used over the years?

9. Why do staff members want to take blood samples from the refugees?

10. What has been learned about the original inhabitants of Liby from satellite images?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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?

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