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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 rule does Julius break, in the memory he recalls in Chapter 10 from having been left at home?
(a) Not to swim without supervision.
(b) Not to go to town alone.
(c) Not to drink the soft drinks.
(d) Not to go outside till his homework is done.

2. When Julius sees children on a playground on his way home from the appointment with his accountant in Chapter 13, what does he say the creak-creak of the swings signifies to them?
(a) That they are surrounded by familiar things.
(b) That they are having fun.
(c) That they need to be careful.
(d) That their parents are there to push them.

3. Why would Julius have thought that the Africans in Brussels all came from this one place in Chapter 11?
(a) Because Belgium had agreed to resettle refugees from the civil war there.
(b) Because Belgium had adopted an open borders policy for refugees.
(c) Because of Belgium’s colonial relationship with that country.
(d) Because of Belgium’s selective immigration policies.

4. What is it about Farouq that surprises Julius?
(a) Farouq’s ambition.
(b) Farouq’s intellect.
(c) Farouq’s conscientiousness.
(d) Farouq’s sense of humor.

5. 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) Immanent.
(b) Iridescent.
(c) Irruptive.
(d) Elusive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the local bishop say in response to the event that has created controversy in Brussels when Julius arrives there?

2. How old is the Czechoslovakian tourist Julius has a one-night encounter with?

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

4. How does Julius say his mother saw her mother, Julius’ oma?

5. Which postmodern writer’s story about a giant, 1:1 map of New York city does Julius think about having read?

(see the answer key)

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