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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Julius characterize his mother’s feelings about Nigeria?
(a) She loved it because she had come to belong there.
(b) She hated it because she did not feel at home there.
(c) She loved it but could never belong there.
(d) She hated it because she felt trapped there.

2. What state is Dr. Saito’s helper Mary in when Julius goes to visit his friend in Chapter 15?
(a) Distraught.
(b) Heavily pregnant.
(c) Furious.
(d) Ill with a cold.

3. What does Julius say fatigues him about boarding the plane?
(a) Remaining patient after numerous delays.
(b) Containing his heartbreak over a scared child.
(c) Controlling his anger at boarding agents.
(d) Holding his tongue while he is interrogated by the FBI.

4. What does Julius say he used to test the depth of the well at the house he grew up in in Nigeria?
(a) A stick.
(b) A string.
(c) A measuring tape.
(d) A stone.

5. What is Julius’ reaction to Dr. Saito telling him that he is ready to die in Chapter 15?
(a) He rushes out.
(b) He sits mute and still.
(c) He holds his hand.
(d) He calls the nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julius say explains the sense of hermeticism in the paintings of John Brewster?

2. When Julius goes to the club Le Panais, where does Julius say he thought all the Africans in Brussels were from?

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

4. What does Julius say the snow-covered city makes him feel in Chapter 14?

5. On his way home from the cinema, who does Julius have a presentiment about seeing again?

(see the answer key)

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