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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dr. Maillotte tell Julius she thinks about Ghanaians?
(a) That they are genial.
(b) That they are lazy.
(c) That they are arrogant.
(d) That they are shifty.

3. 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 felt trapped there.
(c) She hated it because she did not feel at home there.
(d) She loved it but could never belong there.

4. What caused Saidu to flee his country?
(a) His family had died in the war, and he was pressed to work for the army.
(b) His parents saw the war coming when he was a child and left in advance.
(c) The economic collapse made it impossible to find work.
(d) His home was shelled, and he was threatened with death if he stayed.

5. Where is Open City set?
(a) Long Island.
(b) Albany.
(c) New York suburbs.
(d) New York city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dr. Maillotte’s field of medicine?

2. What is Julius’ (unnamed) friend’s field of expertise?

3. What does Julius think about doing in the boat basin behind the World Financial Center?

4. What does Julius say fatigues him about boarding the plane?

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

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