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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 does Julius say explains the sense of hermeticism in the paintings of John Brewster?
(a) Brewster’s deafness.
(b) The artistic standard of the times.
(c) Brewster’s patron’s demands.
(d) Brewster’s depression.

2. What does the local bishop say in response to the event that has created controversy in Brussels when Julius arrives there?
(a) He rails against the people who did not help.
(b) He calls for tranquility, not retribution.
(c) He rails against the immigrants who did this.
(d) He calls for retribution.

3. What employment did Saidu find when he arrived in Lisbon?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Barber.
(c) Taxi driver.
(d) Laborer.

4. What does Julius ransack his parents house looking for, while his mother is gone, in the childhood he remembers?
(a) Money.
(b) Coca-Cola.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Liquor.

5. What is the “halo” Julius sees around Dr. Saito’s head comprised of (11)?
(a) Polynesian masks.
(b) Ancient swords.
(c) Renaissance prints.
(d) Family photos.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did trading in slaves become a capital crime in the U.S.?

2. What does Julius say he used to test the depth of the well at the house he grew up in in Nigeria?

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

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

5. How does Julius say his mother saw her mother, Julius’ oma?

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