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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 Julius say he used to test the depth of the well at the house he grew up in in Nigeria?
(a) A string.
(b) A stone.
(c) A measuring tape.
(d) A stick.

2. What is Julius treating M. for?
(a) Depression.
(b) Delusions.
(c) Suicidal thoughts.
(d) Schizophrenia.

3. What is Dr. Maillotte’s field of medicine?
(a) Oncology.
(b) Gastrointestinal surgery.
(c) Gerontology.
(d) Epidemiology.

4. What is the main impression Julius gives of the dream he has at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Panic.
(b) Fear.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Belonging.

5. How old is the Czechoslovakian tourist Julius has a one-night encounter with?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 55.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much vacation time does Julius use for his trip to Brussels?

2. What does Mayken, Julius’ short-term landlord for his stay in Brussels, tell him the ethnic composition of Brussels was supposed to be?

3. When does Julius say he was estranged from his mother?

4. How does Julius characterize his mother’s feelings about Nigeria?

5. What is Julius’ stance on global warming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Farouq’s two projects?

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

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

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

5. What is the style of the opening pages of Open City, and what kind of expectation do they set up in the reader?

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

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

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

9. What stereotype does Dr. Maillotte, the woman who sits next to Julius on the plane to Brussels, hold about Nigerians, and how does Julius respond to her cast-typing?

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

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