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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Julius describe sex with this tourist whose name he does not know?
(a) Something he needed to do.
(b) Something she tolerated.
(c) Something she gave him.
(d) Something he was hungry for.

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

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

5. What does Julius say was the true source of second-class warrant officer Musibau’s anger at him?
(a) He saw Julius as an insubordinate soldier.
(b) He saw Julius as an outsider.
(c) He saw Julius as a worthless African.
(d) He saw Julius as a colonizer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens after Julius breaks his mother’s rule in Chapter 10?

3. What is the wound that Julius says Farouq carries?

4. How long after Julius’ visit to Dr. Saito does Julius get a call saying that Dr. Saito has died?

5. What does Julius tell his friend he wanted from Dr. Saito in Chapter 15?

(see the answer key)

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