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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does Julius’ father’s death have on Julius’ studies?
(a) He starts to party too much.
(b) He is distracted and almost fails out.
(c) He has difficulty managing his family affairs and his studies simultaneously.
(d) He throws himself in and excels.

2. What did Saidu have to invent, in order to get a passport?
(a) A nationality.
(b) A home town.
(c) A name.
(d) A birthdate.

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

4. What does Julius think about doing in the boat basin behind the World Financial Center?
(a) Committing suicide.
(b) Traveling to Brussels.
(c) Writing to his mother.
(d) Returning to Nigeria.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the “halo” Julius sees around Dr. Saito’s head comprised of (11)?

2. How does Julius say his father’s people reacted to Julius’ father’s death?

3. How does Julius characterize his mother’s feelings about Nigeria?

4. How does Julius say he sees the other people who are around when he is in the atrium above the Wall Street subway station?

5. How does Julius characterize the work he does when he is redoing the lab work for the paper he has written?

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