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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Julius say his study at the hospital shows a correlation between?
(a) Exercise and depression.
(b) Strokes and depression.
(c) Depression and suicide.
(d) Diet and heart disease.

3. What does Julius say he has a hard time believing about people who lived before the twenty-first century?
(a) That they had the same souls as people today.
(b) That they were fully people.
(c) That they lived to old age.
(d) That they had their own teeth past early adulthood.

4. What is the man doing in the subway cars, when Julius notices him on the 18th anniversary of his father’s burial?
(a) Changing the ads.
(b) Looking for fare-cheats.
(c) Inspecting the air conditioning.
(d) Inspecting the lights.

5. Where does Julius find out most Africans in Brussels actually come from?
(a) Tunisia.
(b) Rwanda.
(c) Swaziland.
(d) South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main impression Julius gives of the dream he has at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. Where is there an explosion, in the dream Julius has in the beginning of Chapter 15?

3. What is Julius’ reaction to Dr. Saito telling him that he is ready to die in Chapter 15?

4. What happens after Julius breaks his mother’s rule in Chapter 10?

5. How does Julius characterize his feeling when he is watching the marching band in Chinatown in Chapter 16?

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