2. What part of academia does Julius say he has never had a stomach for?
(a) The needy students.
(b) The competition.
(c) The research.
(d) The bureaucracy.

3. When did trading in slaves become a capital crime in the U.S.?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1808.

4. Whose obituary do the street performers make Julius think of?
(a) M.’s.
(b) V.’s.
(c) His oma’s.
(d) His father’s.

5. What does Julius’ friend argue for, after Julius’ comments about Dr. Saito’s death?
(a) Right to die laws.
(b) Euthanasia.
(c) The right to keep people on respirators.
(d) Cancer research.

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

7. What does Julius say the snow-covered city makes him feel in Chapter 14?
(a) Depression.
(b) Levitation.
(c) Stagnation.
(d) Soporific.

8. 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 saved a boy’s life in Lagos.
(d) The day he said goodbye to Nadège.

9. How does Julius characterize his grandfather’s status in Nigeria?
(a) Respected craftsman.
(b) Power broker.
(c) Inconsequential laborer.
(d) Local official.

10. What is most of the news about, that Julius reads to Dr. Saito?
(a) North Korea.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Palestine.
(d) Iran.

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

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

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

14. Where does Julius see Chinese women dancing, after seeing his accountant?
(a) Bowling Green.
(b) Wall Street.
(c) The Bowery.
(d) Staten Island.

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