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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julius say was the true source of second-class warrant officer Musibau’s anger at him?
(a) He saw Julius as a worthless African.
(b) He saw Julius as a colonizer.
(c) He saw Julius as an insubordinate soldier.
(d) He saw Julius as an outsider.

2. What happens after Julius breaks his mother’s rule in Chapter 10?
(a) He is not punished.
(b) His mother canes him.
(c) His grandmother makes him clean the house.
(d) His father sends him to his room.

3. What did Julius get a reputation for, after the affair of Musibau’s stolen newspaper, at the military school?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Mendacity.
(c) Shiftiness.
(d) Fearlessness.

4. How does Julius say his father’s people reacted to Julius’ father’s death?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Indifferently.
(c) Calmly.
(d) Hysterically.

5. How does Julius characterize Saidu’s narrative?
(a) Like a cautious testimony.
(b) Like a trickle of information.
(c) Like an avalanche of information.
(d) Like a unblocked aquifer.

6. Where had Dr. Maillotte done her medical training?
(a) Louvain.
(b) New York.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Lagos.

7. What is Nadège’s relationship with Julius?
(a) Girlfriend.
(b) Ex-girlfriend.
(c) Friend.
(d) Co-worker.

8. How does Julius describe the expression of the Welcomers when they get to the immigrant detention facility?
(a) Patient.
(b) Grave.
(c) Concerned.
(d) Beatific.

9. What does Mayken, Julius’ short-term landlord for his stay in Brussels, tell him the ethnic composition of Brussels was supposed to be?
(a) Equal parts Flemish, Walloon, French and immigrant.
(b) All Flemish.
(c) Half Walloon, half Flemish.
(d) All Walloon.

10. What is the main impression Julius gives of the dream he has at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Fear.
(c) Panic.
(d) Belonging.

11. How does Julius characterize Brussels’ strategy for surviving the second world war?
(a) Resisting.
(b) Remaining neutral.
(c) Surrendering.
(d) Collaborating.

12. What is Julius’ stance on global warming?
(a) He is a believer.
(b) He is a doubter.
(c) He is a skeptical believer.
(d) He is a strenuous denier.

13. What caused Saidu to flee his country?
(a) His parents saw the war coming when he was a child and left in advance.
(b) The economic collapse made it impossible to find work.
(c) His family had died in the war, and he was pressed to work for the army.
(d) His home was shelled, and he was threatened with death if he stayed.

14. What effect does Julius’ father’s death have on Julius’ studies?
(a) He throws himself in and excels.
(b) He is distracted and almost fails out.
(c) He has difficulty managing his family affairs and his studies simultaneously.
(d) He starts to party too much.

15. When does Julius say he was estranged from his mother?
(a) At 28.
(b) At 24.
(c) At 17.
(d) At 21.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Julius?

3. How does Julius say his field of study compares to other fields?

4. What did Pierre, the bootblack who shines Julius’ shoes, used to do before he became a boot black?

5. Where is Saidu from?

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