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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’ reaction when he sees Hasidic Jews looking at Munkasci’s images of Goebbels?
(a) He focuses on their young children.
(b) He feels compelled to leave.
(c) He goes to talk to them.
(d) He becomes quiet inside and very attentive.

2. What does Julius say the snow-covered city makes him feel in Chapter 14?
(a) Levitation.
(b) Soporific.
(c) Depression.
(d) Stagnation.

3. What does Julius say he is more likely to do in the months of March, April and May?
(a) Put in long hours at work.
(b) Visit museums.
(c) Seek out the company of others.
(d) Travel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Julius say he avoided visiting Dr. Saito again while he was dying?

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. What does Dr. Saito die of?

4. What does Julius notice is missing in Dr. Saito’s apartment in Chapter 14?

5. What does Julius say his memory of his father’s burial has merged with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the vision Julius has while he is sitting in the park, watching the starlings?

3. What is the leap in time and setting that has taken place between chapters 20 and 21?

4. What is Julius’ state of mind while he is reading the newspaper to Dr. Saito?

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

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

9. How does Julius characterize his stance on global warming, during the picnic in Central Park, and what does he say his stance indicates about himself?

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

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