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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 Dr. Maillotte’s field of medicine?
(a) Oncology.
(b) Gastrointestinal surgery.
(c) Epidemiology.
(d) Gerontology.

2. How old is Julius?
(a) 32.
(b) 28.
(c) 38.
(d) 22.

3. When Julius sees a bust of poet Paul Claudel, what aspect of Claudel’s legacy does Julius think time will redeem?
(a) Claudel’s writings about Africans.
(b) Claudel’s financial woes.
(c) Claudel’s collaboration with the Nazis.
(d) Claudel’s treatment of his parents.

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

5. How does Julius characterize the city when he comes out of the Wall Street subway stop?
(a) A palimpsest.
(b) A living entity.
(c) A miniature model.
(d) A rough draft.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Maillotte tell Julius she thinks about Ghanaians?

2. What did Saidu have to invent, in order to get a passport?

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

4. How does Julius describe sex with this tourist whose name he does not know?

5. What does Julius think about doing in the boat basin behind the World Financial Center?

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