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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Julius say he and his mother responded to Julius’ father’s death?
(a) With wild grieving.
(b) With stoic silence.
(c) With fierce bickering.
(d) With bland indifference.

2. How does Julius describe sex with this tourist whose name he does not know?
(a) Something he needed to do.
(b) Something she gave him.
(c) Something she tolerated.
(d) Something he was hungry for.

3. What does Julius say his friend is passionate about?
(a) Local history.
(b) Birding.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Native American culture.

4. How does Julius’ cabbie show his disapproval for Julius’ behavior after driving him home from the American Folk Art Museum?
(a) Leaves him at the wrong address.
(b) Overcharges him.
(c) Tells him not to pay.
(d) Refuses to pick him up.

5. What is Julius’ status in the hospital?
(a) Fellow.
(b) Director.
(c) Student.
(d) Resident.

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

7. What does Julius say he was sent to the Nigerian Military School to get?
(a) Technical training.
(b) Discipline.
(c) A liberal arts education.
(d) Medical training.

8. Where is Saidu from?
(a) Angola.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Liberia.

9. Julius says that the world seems to fall under Obatala’s influence: what is Obatala responsible for?
(a) Bringing harvests.
(b) The flights of birds.
(c) Changing the seasons.
(d) Creating people.

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

11. What does the poet want to talk about, instead of reading poetry, when Julius goes to the 92nd Street Y?
(a) History.
(b) Love.
(c) Colonialism.
(d) Persecution.

12. What is the “halo” Julius sees around Dr. Saito’s head comprised of (11)?
(a) Ancient swords.
(b) Renaissance prints.
(c) Family photos.
(d) Polynesian masks.

13. What kind of luck does Julius have in finding his oma while in Brussels?
(a) He hears back from her, but they never connect on account of scheduling issues.
(b) He finds her number, but never hears back when he leaves a message.
(c) He gives up when he fails to find a listing for her in any phone books.
(d) He follows numerous leads throughout the city, and never contacts her.

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

15. What does the Wall Street subway station remind Julius of?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) A bomb shelter.
(c) A catacomb.
(d) A mall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Julius characterize his mother’s feelings about Nigeria?

3. What does the local bishop say in response to the event that has created controversy in Brussels when Julius arrives there?

4. What is the wound that Julius says Farouq carries?

5. What does Julius not end up having to tell the woman he has sex with in Brussels?

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