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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Julius say he is awed by, after forgetting his ATM card PIN?
(a) His fragility.
(b) His panic.
(c) His looming senescence.
(d) His stupidity.

4. What is Julius’ reaction when he sees Hasidic Jews looking at Munkasci’s images of Goebbels?
(a) He goes to talk to them.
(b) He feels compelled to leave.
(c) He becomes quiet inside and very attentive.
(d) He focuses on their young children.

5. Why does Julius say he avoided visiting Dr. Saito again while he was dying?
(a) He says that he was afraid to see his friend suffering.
(b) He says that he wanted to avoid the drama of death.
(c) He says that he was too busy.
(d) He says that he was angry with his friend for not telling him what he wanted to hear.

6. What does Nadège tell Julius when he calls her with news of Dr. Saito’s death?
(a) She tells him she will come back for the funeral.
(b) She tells him she is sorry to hear that.
(c) She tells him that she wants him back.
(d) She tells him she is engaged.

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

8. 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 patient listening.
(b) The tailor’s assistant’s kind words.
(c) The tailor’s hands on him.
(d) The tailor’s words of advice.

9. 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 has always wanted to see it.
(d) He is meeting Dr. Maillotte there.

10. 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 breaks down and apologizes in tears.
(c) He changes the topic and talks about the weather.
(d) He stammers out an apology.

11. How many people stayed overnight at John Musson’s apartment after his party?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

12. What is Julius’ reaction to Dr. Saito telling him that he is ready to die in Chapter 15?
(a) He holds his hand.
(b) He sits mute and still.
(c) He rushes out.
(d) He calls the nurse.

13. When Julius goes to the club Le Panais, where does Julius say he thought all the Africans in Brussels were from?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Liberia.
(d) Congo.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julius prepare himself for winter?

2. What is the man doing in the subway cars, when Julius notices him on the 18th anniversary of his father’s burial?

3. How old does Julius say he was when his driver hit and killed a girl?

4. 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?

5. How many times does Julius try his PIN in various cash machines before he gives up in Chapter 13?

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