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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the cantatas Julius had heard at Lincoln Center, before coming to visit Dr. Saito?
(a) Rachmaninov.
(b) Stravinsky.
(c) Tchaikovsky.
(d) Bach.

2. What state is Dr. Saito’s helper Mary in when Julius goes to visit his friend in Chapter 15?
(a) Distraught.
(b) Heavily pregnant.
(c) Ill with a cold.
(d) Furious.

3. What animal does Dr. Saito say he is ready to come for him in Chapter 15?
(a) The lions.
(b) The dogs.
(c) The vultures.
(d) The crows.

4. What did Pierre, the bootblack who shines Julius’ shoes, used to do before he became a boot black?
(a) Butcher.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Hairdresser.

5. What is Julius’ field of practice?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Psychiatry.
(c) Geriatrics.
(d) Oncology.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julius say his father’s people reacted to Julius’ father’s death?

2. What topic does Dr. Saito ask Julius to read the complete articles about, instead of stopping after two paragraphs?

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

4. When Julius goes to the Munkasci exhibit at the Center of Photography, he thinks of the photographic concept of the “decisive moment” (152). Which photographer coined this term, and philosophy?

5. What employment did Saidu find when he arrived in Lisbon?

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