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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Julius’ cabbie show his disapproval for Julius’ behavior after driving him home from the American Folk Art Museum?
(a) Overcharges him.
(b) Refuses to pick him up.
(c) Tells him not to pay.
(d) Leaves him at the wrong address.

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

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

4. Which postmodern writer’s story about a giant, 1:1 map of New York city does Julius think about having read?
(a) Borges.
(b) Barthes.
(c) Barthelme.
(d) Delillo.

5. When Julius goes to see Dr. Saito in the beginning of Chapter 14, what is Dr. Saito having a hard time with?
(a) Walking.
(b) Breathing.
(c) Bedbugs.
(d) Sciatica.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times does Julius try his PIN in various cash machines before he gives up in Chapter 13?

3. What kind of music does Julius say he listens to?

4. Where had Julius’ mother been born?

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

(see the answer key)

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