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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julius tell his friend he wanted from Dr. Saito in Chapter 15?
(a) Words of wisdom.
(b) A cry for help.
(c) A place in his will.
(d) Advice on his career.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who does Julius ask for help after being beaten and robbed?
(a) V.
(b) Nadège.
(c) Mary.
(d) His friend.

11. How does Julius regard the Africans he sees in Chapter 11, once he finds out where they really come from?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Suspiciously.
(c) Joyously.
(d) Spitefully.

12. What kind of music does the band play, that marches past the store where Julius stops in Chinatown in Chapter 16?
(a) A dirge.
(b) A fugue.
(c) A march.
(d) A jazz classic.

13. What is the state of Dr. Saito’s mind when Julius goes to visit him in Chapter 15?
(a) Forgetful.
(b) Lucid.
(c) Dreamy.
(d) Disturbed.

14. What is Moji reading during her picnic in Central Park with Julius and his friend and his friend’s girlfriend Lise-Anne?
(a) Hunter’s Sketches.
(b) Notes From Underground.
(c) Anna Karenina.
(d) Eugene Onegin.

15. What topic does Dr. Saito ask Julius to read the complete articles about, instead of stopping after two paragraphs?
(a) Environmental activism.
(b) Gay marriage.
(c) Palestinian rights.
(d) The economy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Julius’ relationship to Moji Kasali?

2. Who wrote the cantatas Julius had heard at Lincoln Center, before coming to visit Dr. Saito?

3. What does Julius forget to take to his appointment with his accountant in Chapter 13?

4. What part of academia does Julius say he has never had a stomach for?

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

(see the answer keys)

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