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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Julius characterize the city when he comes out of the Wall Street subway stop?
(a) A living entity.
(b) A palimpsest.
(c) A miniature model.
(d) A rough draft.

2. How does Julius characterize Saidu’s narrative?
(a) Like a cautious testimony.
(b) Like an avalanche of information.
(c) Like a unblocked aquifer.
(d) Like a trickle of information.

3. What does Julius say he associated classical music with?
(a) His patients.
(b) Traffic in the city streets.
(c) Migrating geese.
(d) Clouds over the city.

4. How does Julius say he sees the other people who are around when he is in the atrium above the Wall Street subway station?
(a) As kindly domesticated animals.
(b) As life-size mannequins.
(c) As dangerous animals.
(d) As robots.

5. What does the poet want to talk about, instead of reading poetry, when Julius goes to the 92nd Street Y?
(a) Love.
(b) Persecution.
(c) History.
(d) Colonialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julius say his friend is passionate about?

2. On his way home from the cinema, who does Julius have a presentiment about seeing again?

3. How does Julius say his father’s people reacted to Julius’ father’s death?

4. What does Julius reflect on, after seeing the film The Last King of Scotland?

5. How old is Julius?

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