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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julius notice about people’s clothing, as he takes the subway around the city?
(a) That it is extremely variable.
(b) That it reflects numerous cultures.
(c) That it is mostly dark colors.
(d) That it expresses people’s individualism.

2. What is Julius’ (unnamed) friend’s field of expertise?
(a) Literature.
(b) Earth sciences.
(c) History.
(d) Psychology.

3. What is Julius’ status in the hospital?
(a) Fellow.
(b) Director.
(c) Resident.
(d) Student.

4. What caused Saidu to flee his country?
(a) His home was shelled, and he was threatened with death if he stayed.
(b) The economic collapse made it impossible to find work.
(c) His family had died in the war, and he was pressed to work for the army.
(d) His parents saw the war coming when he was a child and left in advance.

5. What is Dr. Maillotte reading on the flight with Julius?
(a) Sartre’s The Nausea.
(b) Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking.
(c) Sontag’s essays.
(d) Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet want to talk about, instead of reading poetry, when Julius goes to the 92nd Street Y?

2. What kind of luck does Julius have in finding his oma while in Brussels?

3. What effect does Julius’ father’s death have on Julius’ studies?

4. What happens to decrease the tension over the recent incident in Brussels when Julius visits?

5. What does Mayken, Julius’ short-term landlord for his stay in Brussels, tell him the ethnic composition of Brussels was supposed to be?

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