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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the state of Dr. Saito’s mind when Julius goes to visit him in Chapter 15?
(a) Forgetful.
(b) Disturbed.
(c) Lucid.
(d) Dreamy.

2. Who wrote the cantatas Julius had heard at Lincoln Center, before coming to visit Dr. Saito?
(a) Bach.
(b) Rachmaninov.
(c) Stravinsky.
(d) Tchaikovsky.

3. What was Julius’ friend Dr. Saito’s field of study?
(a) English literature.
(b) History.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Anthropology.

4. At what age was Julius sent to boarding school?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 14.
(d) 9.

5. What does Julius say was the true source of second-class warrant officer Musibau’s anger at him?
(a) He saw Julius as an insubordinate soldier.
(b) He saw Julius as a worthless African.
(c) He saw Julius as a colonizer.
(d) He saw Julius as an outsider.

Short Answer Questions

1. What consolation does Julius try to avoid offering himself, after being beaten up and robbed?

2. What is the source of the dissonance in the organ music in Notre Dame?

3. What does Julius say the boys who beat him up and robbed him were intent on doing?

4. Which postmodern writer’s story about a giant, 1:1 map of New York city does Julius think about having read?

5. What does the clerk at the post office share with Julius in Chapter 16?

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