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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Saidu from?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Liberia.
(c) Angola.
(d) Nigeria.

3. Whose music does Julius hear that causes him to stop shopping and sit and listen in the Tower Records?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Schumann.
(c) Mahler.
(d) Vivaldi.

4. What did Julius get a reputation for, after the affair of Musibau’s stolen newspaper, at the military school?
(a) Mendacity.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Fearlessness.
(d) Shiftiness.

5. What does Julius reflect on, after seeing the film The Last King of Scotland?
(a) His desire to be spared the knowledge of horrors.
(b) His desire to make sacrifices to right historical wrongs.
(c) His desire to know the world on any terms necessary.
(d) His desire to gain power over people who perform horrific acts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julius notice about people’s clothing, as he takes the subway around the city?

2. What does Julius say was the true source of second-class warrant officer Musibau’s anger at him?

3. How old is Julius?

4. Julius says that the world seems to fall under Obatala’s influence: what is Obatala responsible for?

5. What kind of weather does Julius escape when he goes into the American Folk Art Museum?

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