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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it about Farouq that surprises Julius?
(a) Farouq’s ambition.
(b) Farouq’s intellect.
(c) Farouq’s conscientiousness.
(d) Farouq’s sense of humor.

2. What is the first thing Saidu asks Julius when he meets him at the immigrant detention facility?
(a) Whether he is Christian.
(b) Whether he is tired.
(c) Whether he is African.
(d) Whether he is thirsty.

3. What effect does Julius say his curtness has on the waitress who brings him coffee in Grand Sablon?
(a) Puzzlement.
(b) Indignation.
(c) Displeasure.
(d) Anger.

4. What question does Julius say he wakes up with, from his dream at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Whether he is really awake.
(b) Whether his father is still alive.
(c) Whether his mother is really calling him.
(d) Whether he has a partner.

5. What caused Saidu to flee his country?
(a) His home was shelled, and he was threatened with death if he stayed.
(b) His family had died in the war, and he was pressed to work for the army.
(c) His parents saw the war coming when he was a child and left in advance.
(d) The economic collapse made it impossible to find work.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Julius goes to the club Le Panais, where does Julius say he thought all the Africans in Brussels were from?

2. What do Julius, Farouq and Farouq’s friend Khalil agree on, in terms of the portrayal of blacks in America and Muslims in Europe?

3. How does Julius prepare himself for winter?

4. How does Julius say his mother saw her mother, Julius’ oma?

5. What recent event has created controversy in Brussels, when Julius arrives there?

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