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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Julius feel watched by as he goes to the post office in Chapter 16?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A homeless man.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A red-tailed hawk.

2. What does Julius say he is struck by, in Farouq’s goals?
(a) His purity.
(b) His zealousness.
(c) His single-mindedness.
(d) His delusion.

3. How does Julius characterize his feeling when he is watching the marching band in Chinatown in Chapter 16?
(a) Disturbed.
(b) Dreamy.
(c) Disoriented.
(d) At home.

4. What do Julius, Farouq and Farouq’s friend Khalil agree on, in terms of the portrayal of blacks in America and Muslims in Europe?
(a) That one or two men determine how the whole society sees them.
(b) That the people are responsible for how they are portrayed.
(c) That the portrayal is created in advance by the unconscious of the race.
(d) That the people with power control the portrayal.

5. What does Julius ransack his parents house looking for, while his mother is gone, in the childhood he remembers?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Money.
(c) Coca-Cola.
(d) Pornography.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julius say he and his mother responded to Julius’ father’s death?

2. Where had Julius’ mother been born?

3. Where is Saidu from?

4. How does Julius characterize Saidu’s narrative?

5. How does Julius describe the expression of the Welcomers when they get to the immigrant detention facility?

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