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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What employment did Saidu find when he arrived in Lisbon?
(a) Taxi driver.
(b) Laborer.
(c) Barber.
(d) Policeman.

2. What effect does Julius say his curtness has on the waitress who brings him coffee in Grand Sablon?
(a) Anger.
(b) Displeasure.
(c) Puzzlement.
(d) Indignation.

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

4. What constant struggle does Julius exclaim on, after protecting the woman and her baby from the wind-blown construction barriers on rue Philippe?
(a) To do good things in the world.
(b) To find ways to interact with fellow people.
(c) To be in the right place at the right time.
(d) To modulate the internal environment.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Julius say he is struck by, in Farouq’s goals?

3. What is Dr. Maillotte’s connection with Eduoard Empain, who built Heliopolis in Egypt?

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

5. How much vacation time does Julius use for his trip to Brussels?

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