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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does Julius say his curtness has on the waitress who brings him coffee in Grand Sablon?
(a) Indignation.
(b) Anger.
(c) Puzzlement.
(d) Displeasure.

2. How does Julius characterize his mother’s feelings about Nigeria?
(a) She hated it because she did not feel at home there.
(b) She loved it but could never belong there.
(c) She hated it because she felt trapped there.
(d) She loved it because she had come to belong there.

3. What does Dr. Saito die of?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Diabetes.

4. What does Julius say he was sent to the Nigerian Military School to get?
(a) Technical training.
(b) Medical training.
(c) A liberal arts education.
(d) Discipline.

5. What animal does Dr. Saito say he is ready to come for him in Chapter 15?
(a) The lions.
(b) The vultures.
(c) The dogs.
(d) The crows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pierre, the bootblack who shines Julius’ shoes, used to do before he became a boot black?

2. What does Julius say he used to test the depth of the well at the house he grew up in in Nigeria?

3. What state is Dr. Saito’s helper Mary in when Julius goes to visit his friend in Chapter 15?

4. How does Julius describe sex with this tourist whose name he does not know?

5. Where is there an explosion, in the dream Julius has in the beginning of Chapter 15?

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