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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Julius get a reputation for, after the affair of Musibau’s stolen newspaper, at the military school?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Fearlessness.
(c) Shiftiness.
(d) Mendacity.

2. What does the clerk at the post office share with Julius in Chapter 16?
(a) Insights about the news.
(b) Words of wisdom from Africa.
(c) Some of his tea.
(d) Some of his poetry.

3. Who wrote the cantatas Julius had heard at Lincoln Center, before coming to visit Dr. Saito?
(a) Rachmaninov.
(b) Tchaikovsky.
(c) Stravinsky.
(d) Bach.

4. How old is Julius?
(a) 32.
(b) 38.
(c) 28.
(d) 22.

5. What employment did Saidu find when he arrived in Lisbon?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Taxi driver.
(c) Laborer.
(d) Barber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julius say bound him to the boys who beat him up and rob him, the first time he saw them?

2. How much does Julius say he carries around his patients’ experiences and stories?

3. What does Mayken, Julius’ short-term landlord for his stay in Brussels, tell him the ethnic composition of Brussels was supposed to be?

4. How does Julius prepare himself for winter?

5. How does Julius say his field of study compares to other fields?

(see the answer key)

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