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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 do Julius, Farouq and Farouq’s friend Khalil agree on, in terms of the portrayal of blacks in America and Muslims in Europe?
(a) That one or two men determine how the whole society sees them.
(b) That the people are responsible for how they are portrayed.
(c) That the people with power control the portrayal.
(d) That the portrayal is created in advance by the unconscious of the race.

2. What issue is remarkably absent from Julius, Farouq and Khalil’s discussion of Middle East politics?
(a) Murder of civilians.
(b) Civil wars.
(c) Tyrants.
(d) Oil.

3. How does Julius’ friend respond to the fact that the “tree of heaven” is an invasive species (179)?
(a) He is concerned about ways to eradicate it.
(b) He says, "Aren’t we all?"
(c) He extolls the virtues of the tree.
(d) He is angry at the person who introduced it.

4. How does Julius characterize his mother’s feelings about Nigeria?
(a) She hated it because she did not feel at home there.
(b) She hated it because she felt trapped there.
(c) She loved it but could never belong there.
(d) She loved it because she had come to belong there.

5. What is Julius’ reaction to Dr. Saito telling him that he is ready to die in Chapter 15?
(a) He calls the nurse.
(b) He rushes out.
(c) He sits mute and still.
(d) He holds his hand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nadège tell Julius when he calls her with news of Dr. Saito’s death?

3. What is the state of Dr. Saito’s mind when Julius goes to visit him in Chapter 15?

4. What is the first thing Saidu asks Julius when he meets him at the immigrant detention facility?

5. What happens after Julius breaks his mother’s rule in Chapter 10?

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