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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How does Julius’ friend respond to the fact that the “tree of heaven” is an invasive species (179)?
(a) He is angry at the person who introduced it.
(b) He is concerned about ways to eradicate it.
(c) He extolls the virtues of the tree.
(d) He says, "Aren’t we all?"

3. How does Julius characterize his personality during the picnic in Central Park?
(a) Shifty and duplicitous.
(b) Fundamentally indecisive.
(c) Proud and arrogant.
(d) Disingenuous and hard-hearted.

4. What trait does Moji see in Julius that is consistent from the time he forced himself on her till the present moment?
(a) Distractedness.
(b) Forgetfulness.
(c) Being judgmental.
(d) Callousness.

5. How does Julius characterize his feeling when he is watching the marching band in Chinatown in Chapter 16?
(a) Dreamy.
(b) Disturbed.
(c) Disoriented.
(d) At home.

6. How does Julius characterize the gait of the two boys who beat him up?
(a) Like athletes.
(b) Like sharks.
(c) Like soldiers.
(d) Like girls.

7. How old does Julius say he was when his driver hit and killed a girl?
(a) Ten or eleven.
(b) Six or seven.
(c) Four or five.
(d) Eight or nine.

8. What does Julius say his memory of his father’s burial has merged with?
(a) The Beatles’ song Rocky Raccoon.
(b) Photos of the Holocaust.
(c) The video for Michael Jackson’s song Thriller.
(d) The movie Friday the 13th.

9. Why would Julius have thought that the Africans in Brussels all came from this one place in Chapter 11?
(a) Because of Belgium’s colonial relationship with that country.
(b) Because Belgium had agreed to resettle refugees from the civil war there.
(c) Because Belgium had adopted an open borders policy for refugees.
(d) Because of Belgium’s selective immigration policies.

10. When Julius sees a police officer’ with a handgun in his travels, what does he say he envies about the gun?
(a) Its passivity.
(b) Its unaccountability.
(c) Its murderousness.
(d) Its lack of ambiguity.

11. 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.

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

13. What do Julius’ thoughts about the Africans he had seen in Le Panais make him think about the cleaning woman in the church?
(a) That she might be seeking refuge in the church.
(b) That she might be in Brussels to forget.
(c) That she might have been a killer in Africa.
(d) That she might be dreaming of fleeing Belgium.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Moji reading during her picnic in Central Park with Julius and his friend and his friend’s girlfriend Lise-Anne?

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

3. What is the title Teju Cole gives to Part 2 of Open City, beginning with Chapter 12?

4. What does Julius say he is more likely to do in the months of March, April and May?

5. What does Julius say the Statue of Liberty served as until 1902?

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