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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Julius characterize the city when he comes out of the Wall Street subway stop?
(a) A palimpsest.
(b) A miniature model.
(c) A living entity.
(d) A rough draft.

2. What does Julius say his experience of his oma’s visit was like, when she came to visit in Nigeria?
(a) Frustrating.
(b) Loving.
(c) Contentious.
(d) Heartbreaking.

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

4. What is V.’s book about?
(a) The financing of slave ships.
(b) The expansion of trade routes in colonial New York.
(c) The murder of Native Americans in New York.
(d) The invention of machinery.

5. What disease does Julius say killed his father?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julius describe the expression of the Welcomers when they get to the immigrant detention facility?

2. What kind of music does Julius say he listens to?

3. What was Julius’ friend Dr. Saito’s field of study?

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

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

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