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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julius ransack his parents house looking for, while his mother is gone, in the childhood he remembers?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Money.
(c) Coca-Cola.
(d) Pornography.

2. How does Julius say he and his mother responded to Julius’ father’s death?
(a) With bland indifference.
(b) With wild grieving.
(c) With stoic silence.
(d) With fierce bickering.

3. What does Julius not end up having to tell the woman he has sex with in Brussels?
(a) This cannot happen again.
(b) I want to see you again.
(c) Whether he thought the night was good or bad.
(d) I could really care for you.

4. Why does Julius say he avoided visiting Dr. Saito again while he was dying?
(a) He says that he wanted to avoid the drama of death.
(b) He says that he was afraid to see his friend suffering.
(c) He says that he was angry with his friend for not telling him what he wanted to hear.
(d) He says that he was too busy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julius say he used to test the depth of the well at the house he grew up in in Nigeria?

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

3. What is the main impression Julius gives of the dream he has at the beginning of Chapter 10?

4. What does Julius say he was sent to the Nigerian Military School to get?

5. What did Julius get a reputation for, after the affair of Musibau’s stolen newspaper, at the military school?

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