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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. Where had Dr. Maillotte done her medical training?
(a) Louvain.
(b) New York.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Berlin.

2. What happens to decrease the tension over the recent incident in Brussels when Julius visits?
(a) The police refuse to file charges.
(b) Reporters find out that the attackers are not Muslim.
(c) The perpetrators turn themselves in.
(d) The victim denies the events took place.

3. What does Dr. Maillotte tell Julius she thinks about Nigerians?
(a) That they are genial.
(b) That they are shifty.
(c) That they are lazy.
(d) That they are arrogant.

4. What is Julius’ status in the hospital?
(a) Student.
(b) Fellow.
(c) Resident.
(d) Director.

5. What does Julius say explains the sense of hermeticism in the paintings of John Brewster?
(a) Brewster’s patron’s demands.
(b) Brewster’s deafness.
(c) Brewster’s depression.
(d) The artistic standard of the times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Julius treating M. for?

2. How does Julius describe sex with this tourist whose name he does not know?

3. What is Julius’ (unnamed) friend’s field of expertise?

4. How does Julius say his field of study compares to other fields?

5. Where is Open City set?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is V. and what is her relationship with Julius?

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

3. What does Julius contemplate doing when he thinks about his patient, M., at the boat basin behind the World Financial Center?

4. What importance does Heliopolis hold, in the conversation between Julius and Dr. Maillotte?

5. What political controversy is playing out when Julius arrives in Brussels?

6. What is it about Coca-Cola that the younger Julius found so appealing?

7. What is Julius’ relationship with his oma like?

8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Teju Cole’s internal, peripatetic style in Open City?

9. How does Julius explain his split with Nadège?

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

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