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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Maillotte say the actual ethnic composition of Brussels is?
(a) 75%Walloon, 21% Flemish and 4% Arab and African.
(b) 95% Walloon, 1% Flemish, and 4% Arab and African.
(c) 40% Walloon, 40% Flemish, and 20% Arab and African.
(d) 48% Walloon, 48% Flemish, and 4% % Arab and African.

2. What does Julius say he associated classical music with?
(a) His patients.
(b) Traffic in the city streets.
(c) Migrating geese.
(d) Clouds over the city.

3. What is Julius’ (unnamed) friend’s field of expertise?
(a) Literature.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Earth sciences.
(d) History.

4. What does Julius say his study at the hospital shows a correlation between?
(a) Exercise and depression.
(b) Depression and suicide.
(c) Strokes and depression.
(d) Diet and heart disease.

5. What does Julius say fatigues him about boarding the plane?
(a) Remaining patient after numerous delays.
(b) Holding his tongue while he is interrogated by the FBI.
(c) Containing his heartbreak over a scared child.
(d) Controlling his anger at boarding agents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet want to talk about, instead of reading poetry, when Julius goes to the 92nd Street Y?

2. What is Dr. Maillotte reading on the flight with Julius?

3. How does Julius say he sees the other people who are around when he is in the atrium above the Wall Street subway station?

4. What is Julius’ status in the hospital?

5. What happens after Julius breaks his mother’s rule in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julius say his relationship with his mother is like?

2. How does the incident in which Musibau accused Julius of stealing his paper ultimately work in Julius’ favor?

3. What does Julius say his work requires of him, and what does he say he enjoys about it?

4. What are Farouq’s two projects?

5. What made the detained immigrant Saidu leave Liberia?

6. What are Julius’ thoughts on the weather and global warming?

7. How does Farouq surprise Julius?

8. At the book's beginning, why does the narrator says that he goes for long walks?

9. How does Julius say he ended up at the Nigerian Military School, when his father was not a soldier?

10. How does Julius describe his encounter with the Czechoslovakian tourist he meets in the café?

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