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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much vacation time does Julius use for his trip to Brussels?
(a) More than three weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Ten days.

2. How old is Julius?
(a) 28.
(b) 22.
(c) 32.
(d) 38.

3. At what age was Julius sent to boarding school?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What hospital does Julius work at?

2. What does Julius notice about people’s clothing, as he takes the subway around the city?

3. Flying back to New York, Julius remembers having seen the city from a similar vantage point: when looking a vast scale model of the city. Where was that scale model exhibited?

4. What is the title Teju Cole gives to Part 2 of Open City, beginning with Chapter 12?

5. What rule does Julius break, in the memory he recalls in Chapter 10 from having been left at home?

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