Open City Test | Final Test - Medium

Teju Cole
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 171 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Open City Test | Final Test - Medium

Teju Cole
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 171 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Julius when Moji said he forced himself on her?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

2. Where does Julius find out most Africans in Brussels actually come from?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Rwanda.
(c) Swaziland.
(d) Tunisia.

3. How does Julius characterize Moji and Lise-Anne, respectively?
(a) Curious; closed-minded.
(b) Beautiful; thoughtful.
(c) Warm; off-putting.
(d) Brittle; likable.

4. On one hand, Julius says that his memory of Nigeria is mostly a blank forgetting—how does he describe the things that do stick with him from that time?
(a) Irruptive.
(b) Elusive.
(c) Immanent.
(d) Iridescent.

5. How does Julius characterize the effect Mahler’s symphony has on him?
(a) It filled his heart with light.
(b) It floods his heart with feelings.
(c) It fills him with visions.
(d) It stills his thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of academia does Julius say he has never had a stomach for?

2. What does Julius say Americans have exhausted themselves with, during the picnic in Central Park?

3. Why would Julius have thought that the Africans in Brussels all came from this one place in Chapter 11?

4. What is the state of Dr. Saito’s mind when Julius goes to visit him in Chapter 15?

5. What was the subject of the cantatas Julius had heard at Lincoln Center, before coming to visit Dr. Saito?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julius know about Dr. Saito’s relationship history, and how does he know it?

2. How does Julius react to Dr. Saito’s death?

3. How does Julius describe the beating he suffered at the hands of the two youth?

4. How is Julius affected by his thoughts about slavery in New York?

5. What is Julius’ reaction to meeting Moji Kasali?

6. What does the monument to the negro burial ground make Julius think about the reality of people in the past?

7. What odd scene does Julius witness in the diner, where someone is learning Chinese?

8. How does Julius respond when Moji tells Julius that she has never forgotten him sexually assaulting her when they were students?

9. What is Julius’ state of mind while he is reading the newspaper to Dr. Saito?

10. What was the last time before his fathers funeral that Julius says that he had seen a dead body?

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