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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 depression.
(b) The artistic standard of the times.
(c) Brewster’s deafness.
(d) Brewster’s patron’s demands.

2. When Julius goes to the Munkasci exhibit at the Center of Photography, he thinks of the photographic concept of the “decisive moment” (152). Which photographer coined this term, and philosophy?
(a) Capa.
(b) Munkasci.
(c) Cartier-Bresson.
(d) Stieglitz.

3. What is Julius’ field of practice?
(a) Psychiatry.
(b) Geriatrics.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Oncology.

4. On one hand, Julius says that his memory of Nigeria is mostly a blank forgetting—how does he describe the things that do stick with him from that time?
(a) Elusive.
(b) Immanent.
(c) Irruptive.
(d) Iridescent.

5. How does Julius say he and his mother responded to Julius’ father’s death?
(a) With stoic silence.
(b) With bland indifference.
(c) With fierce bickering.
(d) With wild grieving.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julius say his field of study compares to other fields?

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

3. Whose obituary do the street performers make Julius think of?

4. What is Julius’ status in the hospital?

5. What caused Saidu to flee his country?

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