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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) Anger.
(b) Indignation.
(c) Puzzlement.
(d) Displeasure.

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

3. How does Julius’ friend respond to the fact that the “tree of heaven” is an invasive species (179)?
(a) He is concerned about ways to eradicate it.
(b) He says, "Aren’t we all?"
(c) He extolls the virtues of the tree.
(d) He is angry at the person who introduced it.

4. What effect does Julius’ father’s death have on Julius’ studies?
(a) He starts to party too much.
(b) He has difficulty managing his family affairs and his studies simultaneously.
(c) He is distracted and almost fails out.
(d) He throws himself in and excels.

5. What did Saidu have to invent, in order to get a passport?
(a) A name.
(b) A birthdate.
(c) A home town.
(d) A nationality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Julius’ mother been born?

2. Who does Julius feel watched by as he goes to the post office in Chapter 16?

3. What is the first of Farouq’s two projects?

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

5. What caused Saidu to flee his country?

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