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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. How does Julius characterize the effect Mahler’s symphony has on him?
(a) It filled his heart with light.
(b) It fills him with visions.
(c) It stills his thoughts.
(d) It floods his heart with feelings.

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

3. What does Julius say the Statue of Liberty served as until 1902?
(a) A detention center.
(b) A lighthouse.
(c) A tourist destination.
(d) An immigration processing center.

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

5. When Julius goes to the Munkasci exhibit at the Center of Photography, he thinks of the photographic concept of the “decisive moment” (152). Which photographer coined this term, and philosophy?
(a) Munkasci.
(b) Stieglitz.
(c) Cartier-Bresson.
(d) Capa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which postmodern writer’s story about a giant, 1:1 map of New York city does Julius think about having read?

2. What does Dr. Saito die of?

3. How does Moji say Julius acted in the days and weeks after he forced himself on her?

4. What does Julius say he felt comforted by when he went to the tailor’s shop to get clothes for his father’s funeral?

5. What is the man doing in the subway cars, when Julius notices him on the 18th anniversary of his father’s burial?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What experience does Julius have in Chinatown, that gives him the “disorientation and bliss” of living in his childhood self again?

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

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

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

8. How is Julius affected by V.’s death?

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

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

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