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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of luck does Julius have in finding his oma while in Brussels?
(a) He finds her number, but never hears back when he leaves a message.
(b) He hears back from her, but they never connect on account of scheduling issues.
(c) He gives up when he fails to find a listing for her in any phone books.
(d) He follows numerous leads throughout the city, and never contacts her.

2. On one hand, Julius says that his memory of Nigeria is mostly a blank forgetting—how does he describe the things that do stick with him from that time?
(a) Iridescent.
(b) Irruptive.
(c) Immanent.
(d) Elusive.

3. What is the second of Farouq’s two projects?
(a) To determine what it takes for different people to live together.
(b) To start a prayer and reading society.
(c) To bring his family from home to Brussels.
(d) To invent a set of rituals for decolonization.

4. Where had Dr. Maillotte done her medical training?
(a) New York.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Louvain.

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. When Julius goes to see Dr. Saito in the beginning of Chapter 14, what is Dr. Saito having a hard time with?

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

3. What does Julius forget to take to his appointment with his accountant in Chapter 13?

4. How does Julius regard the Africans he sees in Chapter 11, once he finds out where they really come from?

5. Whose obituary do the street performers make Julius think of?

(see the answer key)

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