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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Moji say Julius acted in the days and weeks after he forced himself on her?
(a) He was guilty and tried to apologize.
(b) He acted as if it had not happened.
(c) He was aggressive and out of control.
(d) He was sullen with flashes of anger.

2. What does Julius say he is more likely to do in the months of March, April and May?
(a) Travel.
(b) Seek out the company of others.
(c) Visit museums.
(d) Put in long hours at work.

3. In Chapter 15, where does Dr. Saito tell Julius he is ready to go?
(a) The sea.
(b) The stars.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The forest.

4. While Julius watches the snowflakes come down after meeting with his accountant in Chapter 13, he feels a furious sense of what?
(a) Well-being.
(b) Harmony.
(c) Homesickness.
(d) Imbalance.

5. 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 they need to be careful.
(b) That their parents are there to push them.
(c) That they are surrounded by familiar things.
(d) That they are having fun.

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

7. Flying back to New York, Julius remembers having seen the city from a similar vantage point: when looking a vast scale model of the city. Where was that scale model exhibited?
(a) 1939 World’s Fair.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) The Smithsonian.
(d) 1964 World’s Fair.

8. Why does Julius go to Notre Dame de la Chapelle?
(a) He is early to meet Dr. Maillotte.
(b) He promised Nadège he would see it.
(c) He is meeting Dr. Maillotte there.
(d) He has always wanted to see it.

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

10. What does Julius say the Statue of Liberty served as until 1902?
(a) A tourist destination.
(b) A detention center.
(c) A lighthouse.
(d) An immigration processing center.

11. What does Julius think about while he is being beaten and robbed?
(a) How much it will hurt tomorrow.
(b) How angry he is at being powerless.
(c) How the youths betrayed him.
(d) How much money he will lose.

12. Where were Julius and Moji when Moji said he forced himself on her?
(a) At a party Julius had hosted.
(b) In the woods behind her house.
(c) At school after the school day.
(d) At a party her brother hosted in her house.

13. What does Julius say he has a hard time believing about people who lived before the twenty-first century?
(a) That they had their own teeth past early adulthood.
(b) That they had the same souls as people today.
(c) That they lived to old age.
(d) That they were fully people.

14. How does Julius characterize the effect Mahler’s symphony has on him?
(a) It floods his heart with feelings.
(b) It filled his heart with light.
(c) It stills his thoughts.
(d) It fills him with visions.

15. How old was Julius when Moji said he forced himself on her?
(a) 20.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julius say his generation is the first generation not to be familiar with?

2. What is Julius’ response to Moji telling him that he forced himself on her when they were young?

3. When Julius sees a police officer’ with a handgun in his travels, what does he say he envies about the gun?

4. What does Julius say he is awed by, after forgetting his ATM card PIN?

5. When did trading in slaves become a capital crime in the U.S.?

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