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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 Dr. Maillotte, Julius’ seat partner, envy about Julius?
(a) His ability to fall asleep.
(b) His short legs.
(c) His appetite.
(d) His patience.

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

3. What does the Wall Street subway station remind Julius of?
(a) A bomb shelter.
(b) A mall.
(c) A catacomb.
(d) A cathedral.

4. What does Julius say his friend is passionate about?
(a) Local history.
(b) Birding.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Native American culture.

5. What is Dr. Maillotte reading on the flight with Julius?
(a) Sontag’s essays.
(b) Sartre’s The Nausea.
(c) Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking.
(d) Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Open City set?

2. Where had Julius’ mother been born?

3. When does Julius say he was estranged from his mother?

4. What does Julius say he was sent to the Nigerian Military School to get?

5. What did Saidu have to invent, in order to get a passport?

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