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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 does Julius’ friend argue for, after Julius’ comments about Dr. Saito’s death?
(a) The right to keep people on respirators.
(b) Euthanasia.
(c) Cancer research.
(d) Right to die laws.

2. What is the main impression Julius gives of the dream he has at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Fear.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Panic.
(d) Belonging.

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

4. 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.

5. What is the second of Farouq’s two projects?
(a) To invent a set of rituals for decolonization.
(b) To start a prayer and reading society.
(c) To bring his family from home to Brussels.
(d) To determine what it takes for different people to live together.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age was Julius sent to boarding school?

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

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

4. What employment did Saidu find when he arrived in Lisbon?

5. Where had Julius’ mother been born?

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