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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the white man teaching the Asian woman in the diner where Julius sees them in Chapter 18?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Latin.
(d) English.

2. What does Julius say his generation is the first generation not to be familiar with?
(a) Death in childbirth.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Mass death.

3. When Julius goes to the Munkasci exhibit at the Center of Photography, he thinks of the photographic concept of the “decisive moment” (152). Which photographer coined this term, and philosophy?
(a) Stieglitz.
(b) Cartier-Bresson.
(c) Capa.
(d) Munkasci.

4. What does Julius say he felt comforted by when he went to the tailor’s shop to get clothes for his father’s funeral?
(a) The tailor’s assistant’s kind words.
(b) The tailor’s words of advice.
(c) The tailor’s patient listening.
(d) The tailor’s hands on him.

5. How long after Julius’ visit to Dr. Saito does Julius get a call saying that Dr. Saito has died?
(a) Several weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) A few days.
(d) Two months.

6. What does Julius say is the greatest trial Dr. Saito has endured?
(a) Racism.
(b) Bedbugs.
(c) Bereavement.
(d) Homophobia.

7. 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) Breathing.
(c) Bedbugs.
(d) Walking.

8. What is Julius’ response to Moji telling him that he forced himself on her when they were young?
(a) He says nothing and goes inside.
(b) He stammers out an apology.
(c) He breaks down and apologizes in tears.
(d) He changes the topic and talks about the weather.

9. When Julius sees children on a playground on his way home from the appointment with his accountant in Chapter 13, what does he say the creak-creak of the swings signifies to them?
(a) That their parents are there to push them.
(b) That they are surrounded by familiar things.
(c) That they are having fun.
(d) That they need to be careful.

10. How many times does Julius try his PIN in various cash machines before he gives up in Chapter 13?
(a) A dozen.
(b) Five.
(c) Two or three.
(d) Six or eight.

11. What consolation does Julius try to avoid offering himself, after being beaten up and robbed?
(a) “This too shall pass.”
(b) “It could be worse.”
(c) “They don’t know what they’re doing.”
(d) “You’re better than they are.”

12. Who wrote the cantatas Julius had heard at Lincoln Center, before coming to visit Dr. Saito?
(a) Stravinsky.
(b) Rachmaninov.
(c) Tchaikovsky.
(d) Bach.

13. What was the subject of the cantatas Julius had heard at Lincoln Center, before coming to visit Dr. Saito?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Tulips.

14. What is the title Teju Cole gives to Part 2 of Open City, beginning with Chapter 12?
(a) Alone in the fog.
(b) The world still exists.
(c) I have searched myself.
(d) Mother, where are you?

15. How old does Julius say he was when his father died?
(a) 27.
(b) 22.
(c) 14.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait does Moji see in Julius that is consistent from the time he forced himself on her till the present moment?

2. What does Julius think about while he is being beaten and robbed?

3. How does Julius characterize the effect Mahler’s symphony has on him?

4. What animal does Dr. Saito say he is ready to come for him in Chapter 15?

5. In Chapter 15, where does Dr. Saito tell Julius he is ready to go?

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