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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. In the 1960s, into how many countries did the French divide the reigion the Tuareg traditionally inhabited?

2. How much does Richard pay Apollo for helping him with chores?

3. How long ago is it believed that the ancestors of the Tuareg came from what is modern Syria?

4. What was Rashid's bank account number?

5. What is the fine a refugees must pay if he dodges the fare on a bus, S-Bahn, or subway?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the refugees use their phones?

2. What medical condition does Rashid have, and why has he not been treated for it?

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

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

5. Why does Richard walk Osarobo back to the old nursing home after Osarobo spends time playing Richard's piano?

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

7. What happened to Rashid's wife?

8. What jobs does Rashid find for his people at Spandau and why?

9. Why does it seem like Richard can smell freshly washed clothes when hears Bach's Inventions on the radio?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in Go, Went, Gone, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Go, Went, Gone? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters or events?

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