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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julius say he is more likely to do in the months of March, April and May?
(a) Put in long hours at work.
(b) Seek out the company of others.
(c) Travel.
(d) Visit museums.

2. What constant struggle does Julius exclaim on, after protecting the woman and her baby from the wind-blown construction barriers on rue Philippe?
(a) To do good things in the world.
(b) To modulate the internal environment.
(c) To be in the right place at the right time.
(d) To find ways to interact with fellow people.

3. What does Julius say he used to test the depth of the well at the house he grew up in in Nigeria?
(a) A measuring tape.
(b) A stick.
(c) A stone.
(d) A string.

4. What did Pierre, the bootblack who shines Julius’ shoes, used to do before he became a boot black?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Hairdresser.

5. Whom does Moji say she has told about the time Julius forced himself on her?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her boyfriend at the time.
(c) No one.
(d) John Musson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julius characterize his mother’s feelings about Nigeria?

2. What does Dr. Maillotte, Julius’ seat partner, envy about Julius?

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

4. Where had Julius’ mother been born?

5. Which postmodern writer’s story about a giant, 1:1 map of New York city does Julius think about having read?

(see the answer key)

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