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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Pierre, the bootblack who shines Julius’ shoes, used to do before he became a boot black?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Hairdresser.
(d) Butcher.

2. How does Julius characterize the work he does when he is redoing the lab work for the paper he has written?
(a) Meticulous.
(b) Shoddy.
(c) Exacting.
(d) Careless.

3. What disease does Julius say killed his father?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Emphysema.
(d) Cancer.

4. What was Julius’ friend Dr. Saito’s field of study?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Psychology.
(c) History.
(d) English literature.

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

6. What rule does Julius break, in the memory he recalls in Chapter 10 from having been left at home?
(a) Not to swim without supervision.
(b) Not to go to town alone.
(c) Not to drink the soft drinks.
(d) Not to go outside till his homework is done.

7. How does Julius characterize the city when he comes out of the Wall Street subway stop?
(a) A rough draft.
(b) A palimpsest.
(c) A miniature model.
(d) A living entity.

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

9. What does Julius say he is struck by, in Farouq’s goals?
(a) His delusion.
(b) His purity.
(c) His single-mindedness.
(d) His zealousness.

10. What is it about Farouq that surprises Julius?
(a) Farouq’s conscientiousness.
(b) Farouq’s sense of humor.
(c) Farouq’s ambition.
(d) Farouq’s intellect.

11. What position is Farouq determined to advocate in his work?
(a) That history puts people in the roles it needs them to play.
(b) That all people are individuals.
(c) That individuals can be spokespeople for their races.
(d) That people are just the face of their cultures.

12. What recent event has created controversy in Brussels, when Julius arrives there?
(a) An old man had been robbed.
(b) A Muslim girl had been attacked.
(c) A 17-year-old boy had been murdered.
(d) A Muslim girl has been hit by a white man’s car.

13. How does Julius say he sees the other people who are around when he is in the atrium above the Wall Street subway station?
(a) As kindly domesticated animals.
(b) As life-size mannequins.
(c) As dangerous animals.
(d) As robots.

14. What does Julius reflect on, after seeing the film The Last King of Scotland?
(a) His desire to be spared the knowledge of horrors.
(b) His desire to gain power over people who perform horrific acts.
(c) His desire to know the world on any terms necessary.
(d) His desire to make sacrifices to right historical wrongs.

15. Where is Open City set?
(a) New York suburbs.
(b) New York city.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Albany.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Julius say explains the sense of hermeticism in the paintings of John Brewster?

5. What is Julius treating V. for?

(see the answer keys)

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