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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Gun on the Wall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religion do the members of Temple No. 1 practice?
(a) Greek Orthodox Christianity.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) No religion. They are a business, not a church.
(d) Islam.

2. What is unusual about Desdemona's presence on Hastings Street?
(a) Hastings Street is a long distance from her home on Hurlbut.
(b) Desdemona is dressed in traditional Greek clothing while everyone on Hastings Street is dressed in modern clothing.
(c) Hastings Street is primarily a black neighborhood and Desdemona is white.
(d) Hastings Street is primarily a white neighborhood and Desdemona is black.

3. What does Desdemona do following Lefty's death?
(a) She climbs into her bed and does not leave it for ten years.
(b) She moves from the guest house into the main house at Middlesex.
(c) She wails and throws herself on his coffin.
(d) She moves to the Southwest with Sourmelina.

4. What condition must Desdemona meet to be hired by the Temple No. 1?
(a) She must demonstrate that she knows how to weave silk into fabric.
(b) She must convince them that she had black ancestors.
(c) She must pledge allegiance to their religious leader, Minister Fard.
(d) She must prove that she is capable of raising silk worms.

5. Why are realtors reluctant to sell Milton a home in Grosse Pointe?
(a) Because of his loud voice.
(b) Because they do not believe he can afford the mortgage.
(c) Because of his Greek background.
(d) Because of the way he dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Desdemona vow to never do again after Milton's birth?

2. What industry is the Temple No. 1 involved in?

3. What does the Object tell Callie that she (Callie) sees "no irony in"?

4. How does the Object act towards Callie the morning after the hunting lodge visit?

5. What is significant about Callie's and Clementine's soak in the Middlesex hot tub?

(see the answer key)

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