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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 happens after Julius breaks his mother’s rule in Chapter 10?
(a) His grandmother makes him clean the house.
(b) His mother canes him.
(c) His father sends him to his room.
(d) He is not punished.

2. What does Julius not end up having to tell the woman he has sex with in Brussels?
(a) This cannot happen again.
(b) I could really care for you.
(c) I want to see you again.
(d) Whether he thought the night was good or bad.

3. What does Nadège tell Julius when he calls her with news of Dr. Saito’s death?
(a) She tells him she will come back for the funeral.
(b) She tells him that she wants him back.
(c) She tells him she is sorry to hear that.
(d) She tells him she is engaged.

4. What did Pierre, the bootblack who shines Julius’ shoes, used to do before he became a boot black?
(a) Hairdresser.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Policeman.

5. What question does Julius say he wakes up with, from his dream at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Whether his father is still alive.
(b) Whether he is really awake.
(c) Whether his mother is really calling him.
(d) Whether he has a partner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Julius characterize his mother’s feelings about Nigeria?

3. What is the first thing Saidu asks Julius when he meets him at the immigrant detention facility?

4. What issue is remarkably absent from Julius, Farouq and Khalil’s discussion of Middle East politics?

5. How does Julius characterize Saidu’s narrative?

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