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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 did Pierre, the bootblack who shines Julius’ shoes, used to do before he became a boot black?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Hairdresser.

2. On one hand, Julius says that his memory of Nigeria is mostly a blank forgetting—how does he describe the things that do stick with him from that time?
(a) Immanent.
(b) Elusive.
(c) Irruptive.
(d) Iridescent.

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

4. What does Dr. Maillotte tell Julius she thinks about Ghanaians?
(a) That they are shifty.
(b) That they are genial.
(c) That they are lazy.
(d) That they are arrogant.

5. What does Julius say he used to test the depth of the well at the house he grew up in in Nigeria?
(a) A stone.
(b) A string.
(c) A measuring tape.
(d) A stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julius’ cabbie show his disapproval for Julius’ behavior after driving him home from the American Folk Art Museum?

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

3. How does Julius say he sees the other people who are around when he is in the atrium above the Wall Street subway station?

4. How does Julius characterize Brussels’ strategy for surviving the second world war?

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

(see the answer key)

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