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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 is in the shop Julius stop into in Chinatown in Chapter 16?
(a) A young family.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A couple of brothers.
(d) A bus of tourists.

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. 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.

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

5. How does Julius characterize Saidu’s narrative?
(a) Like a trickle of information.
(b) Like a cautious testimony.
(c) Like a unblocked aquifer.
(d) Like an avalanche of information.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What effect does Julius’ father’s death have on Julius’ studies?

3. What does Nadège tell Julius when he calls her with news of Dr. Saito’s death?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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