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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 need to be careful.
(c) That they are having fun.
(d) That they are surrounded by familiar things.

2. How does Julius characterize his feeling while he reads the news to Dr. Saito?
(a) Engagement.
(b) Detachment.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Indifference.

3. What state is Dr. Saito’s helper Mary in when Julius goes to visit his friend in Chapter 15?
(a) Ill with a cold.
(b) Heavily pregnant.
(c) Distraught.
(d) Furious.

4. Where is there an explosion, in the dream Julius has in the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Brussels.
(b) A pet market in Basra.
(c) In Lincoln Center.
(d) Wall Street.

5. Which postmodern writer’s story about a giant, 1:1 map of New York city does Julius think about having read?
(a) Barthes.
(b) Barthelme.
(c) Delillo.
(d) Borges.

6. 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 patient listening.
(c) The tailor’s hands on him.
(d) The tailor’s words of advice.

7. How does Julius prepare himself for winter?
(a) By vacationing in snowy places.
(b) By looking at photos of New England winter.
(c) By staying inside as much as possible.
(d) By overdressing.

8. On one hand, Julius says that his memory of Nigeria is mostly a blank forgetting—how does he describe the things that do stick with him from that time?
(a) Immanent.
(b) Iridescent.
(c) Elusive.
(d) Irruptive.

9. How old does Julius say his father was when he died?
(a) 58.
(b) 64.
(c) 72.
(d) 49.

10. What does Julius say Americans have exhausted themselves with, during the picnic in Central Park?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Enjoyment.
(d) Productivity.

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

12. What does the fine weather on the day of the picnic in Central Park make Julius recall?
(a) The time he visited with his friend in Brussels.
(b) The time he saved a woman from falling construction barriers.
(c) The day he said goodbye to Nadège.
(d) The day he saved a boy’s life in Lagos.

13. Where does Julius find out most Africans in Brussels actually come from?
(a) Swaziland.
(b) Rwanda.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Tunisia.

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

15. What constant struggle does Julius exclaim on, after protecting the woman and her baby from the wind-blown construction barriers on rue Philippe?
(a) To find ways to interact with fellow people.
(b) To be in the right place at the right time.
(c) To do good things in the world.
(d) To modulate the internal environment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Julius say he is hesitant to call Nadège in Chapter 12?

2. When Julius goes to see Dr. Saito in the beginning of Chapter 14, what is Dr. Saito having a hard time with?

3. What does Julius say about Moji’s beauty, during the picnic in Central Park?

4. Where does Julius set up his private practice?

5. How long after Julius’ visit to Dr. Saito does Julius get a call saying that Dr. Saito has died?

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