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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 regard the Africans he sees in Chapter 11, once he finds out where they really come from?
(a) Suspiciously.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Joyously.
(d) Spitefully.

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

3. When Julius goes to the club Le Panais, where does Julius say he thought all the Africans in Brussels were from?
(a) Congo.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Liberia.

4. What does Dr. Maillotte say the actual ethnic composition of Brussels is?
(a) 75%Walloon, 21% Flemish and 4% Arab and African.
(b) 95% Walloon, 1% Flemish, and 4% Arab and African.
(c) 48% Walloon, 48% Flemish, and 4% % Arab and African.
(d) 40% Walloon, 40% Flemish, and 20% Arab and African.

5. What position is Farouq determined to advocate in his work?
(a) That history puts people in the roles it needs them to play.
(b) That all people are individuals.
(c) That people are just the face of their cultures.
(d) That individuals can be spokespeople for their races.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title Teju Cole gives to Part 2 of Open City, beginning with Chapter 12?

2. What does the local bishop say in response to the event that has created controversy in Brussels when Julius arrives there?

3. What is the wound that Julius says Farouq carries?

4. What effect does Julius’ father’s death have on Julius’ studies?

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

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