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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. Why does Julius say he is hesitant to call Nadège in Chapter 12?
(a) Because he does not want to admit that he made too much of their relationship.
(b) Because he is not ready to apologize to her yet.
(c) Because he is still angry about the way she left him so suddenly.
(d) Because he still does not understand why they split up.

2. What does Julius say his generation is the first generation not to be familiar with?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Death in childbirth.
(c) Mass death.
(d) Pollution.

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

4. What does Moji say she actively worries about, during the picnic in Central Park?
(a) The environment.
(b) The economy.
(c) The inner cities.
(d) The climate.

5. What topic does Dr. Saito ask Julius to read the complete articles about, instead of stopping after two paragraphs?
(a) Palestinian rights.
(b) Environmental activism.
(c) The economy.
(d) Gay marriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Flying back to New York, Julius remembers having seen the city from a similar vantage point: when looking a vast scale model of the city. Where was that scale model exhibited?

3. What consolation does Julius try to avoid offering himself, after being beaten up and robbed?

4. What state is Dr. Saito’s helper Mary in when Julius goes to visit his friend in Chapter 15?

5. What does Julius’ friend argue for, after Julius’ comments about Dr. Saito’s death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Julius kill half an hour when he is early to meet Dr. Maillotte?

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

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

4. How does Julius say that he reacted when he saved the boy’s life who had been about to drown?

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

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

7. What is Julius’ reaction to meeting Moji Kasali?

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

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

10. What odd scene does Julius witness in the diner, where someone is learning Chinese?

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