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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did trading in slaves become a capital crime in the U.S.?
2. In Chapter 15, where does Dr. Saito tell Julius he is ready to go?
3. Who wrote the cantatas Julius had heard at Lincoln Center, before coming to visit Dr. Saito?
4. What is Julius’ reaction to Dr. Saito telling him that he is ready to die in Chapter 15?
5. How does Julius characterize his personality during the picnic in Central Park?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Julius say his relationship with winter is like?
2. Chapter 11 marks the end of “Part 1: Death is a perfection of the eye.” In what way is this title appropriate to the first 11 chapters?
3. 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?
4. How does Julius react to Dr. Saito’s death?
5. What are Julius’ dreams like, after he hears about Dr. Saito’s bedbugs?
6. 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?
7. How is Julius affected by his thoughts about slavery in New York?
8. What is the leap in time and setting that has taken place between chapters 20 and 21?
9. What experience does Julius have in Chinatown, that gives him the “disorientation and bliss” of living in his childhood self again?
10. How does Julius explain his views about psychiatry to his friend?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Teju Cole’s novel Open City was published in 2011. How does it apply to today’s political and artistic world? What parts feel dated? What parts feel contemporary? What current cultural discussions can Open City contribute to? What does the novel say, in those conversations?
Essay Topic 2
How does Teju Cole’s novel resolve the tension between the idea that difference should be assimilated and the idea that cultural differences should be preserved and protected from assimilation? How does the novel address and resolve this question? How does Julius himself experience the tension between these positions? How does he himself resolve this tension?
Essay Topic 3
Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What can we tell about him, based on the choices he makes in terms of description, characterization and plot? What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch with passages in the book.
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