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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Julius say his father’s people reacted to Julius’ father’s death?
(a) Calmly.
(b) Indifferently.
(c) Hysterically.
(d) Angrily.

2. How does Julius say he sees the other people who are around when he is in the atrium above the Wall Street subway station?
(a) As robots.
(b) As life-size mannequins.
(c) As dangerous animals.
(d) As kindly domesticated animals.

3. When does Julius say he was estranged from his mother?
(a) At 24.
(b) At 17.
(c) At 21.
(d) At 28.

4. Where had Julius’ mother been born?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Yorubaland.
(c) Lagos.
(d) London.

5. What is the first of Farouq’s two projects?
(a) To finish his studies.
(b) To bring his family to Brussels.
(c) To undermine the European Union.
(d) To return home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pierre, the bootblack who shines Julius’ shoes, used to do before he became a boot black?

2. What rule does Julius break, in the memory he recalls in Chapter 10 from having been left at home?

3. How much vacation time does Julius use for his trip to Brussels?

4. What did Julius get a reputation for, after the affair of Musibau’s stolen newspaper, at the military school?

5. What is Dr. Maillotte’s connection with Eduoard Empain, who built Heliopolis in Egypt?

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