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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 is Julius’ response to Moji telling him that he forced himself on her when they were young?
(a) He breaks down and apologizes in tears.
(b) He stammers out an apology.
(c) He says nothing and goes inside.
(d) He changes the topic and talks about the weather.

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

3. What state is Dr. Saito’s helper Mary in when Julius goes to visit his friend in Chapter 15?
(a) Heavily pregnant.
(b) Furious.
(c) Ill with a cold.
(d) Distraught.

4. What is Julius’ relationship to Moji Kasali?
(a) She is a student from his school in Nigeria.
(b) She is his one-time best friend’s older sister.
(c) She is a student from his medical studies.
(d) She is a woman he met on the subway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julius prepare himself for winter?

2. What kind of music does the band play, that marches past the store where Julius stops in Chinatown in Chapter 16?

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

4. How old does Julius say his father was when he died?

5. What is Julius’ reaction to Dr. Saito telling him that he is ready to die in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Julius when he forgets to bring his checkbook to the accountant, and why is it disturbing?

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

3. How does Julius respond when his friend’s girlfriend Lise-Anne asks him about the most humorous cases he had seen among the mentally ill?

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

5. How does Julius describe the beating he suffered at the hands of the two youth?

6. How does Julius respond when Moji tells Julius that she has never forgotten him sexually assaulting her when they were students?

7. What does Dr. Saito tell Julius when he visits him in his illness?

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

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

10. How does Julius characterize his trip to the tailor to get clothing for his father’s funeral?

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