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

2. What does Julius say is the greatest trial Dr. Saito has endured?
(a) Bereavement.
(b) Racism.
(c) Homophobia.
(d) Bedbugs.

3. What was the subject of the cantatas Julius had heard at Lincoln Center, before coming to visit Dr. Saito?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Tea.

4. What is Julius’ reaction to Dr. Saito telling him that he is ready to die in Chapter 15?
(a) He rushes out.
(b) He holds his hand.
(c) He sits mute and still.
(d) He calls the nurse.

5. What animal does Dr. Saito say he is ready to come for him in Chapter 15?
(a) The dogs.
(b) The vultures.
(c) The crows.
(d) The lions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julius say his generation is the first generation not to be familiar with?

2. What do Julius’ thoughts about the Africans he had seen in Le Panais make him think about the cleaning woman in the church?

3. Whose obituary do the street performers make Julius think of?

4. Where does Julius find out most Africans in Brussels actually come from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Julius affected by his thoughts about slavery in New York?

2. What does the monument to the negro burial ground make Julius think about the reality of people in the past?

3. What is the postcard Julius keeps on the corkboard behind his desk?

4. What does Julius know about Dr. Saito’s relationship history, and how does he know it?

5. How does Julius react to Dr. Saito’s death?

6. How does the model of New York from the 1964 World’s Fair serve as a metaphor for the book?

7. How does Julius explain his views about psychiatry to his friend?

8. What was the last time before his fathers funeral that Julius says that he had seen a dead body?

9. What are Julius’ dreams like, after he hears about Dr. Saito’s bedbugs?

10. Why has Julius missed Dr. Saito’s death?

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