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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Silk Road.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about Calliope's fifth chromosome?
(a) It leads her to be a large baby.
(b) It impairs her brain development.
(c) It produces an enzyme that prevents her from producing a certain hormone.
(d) It's structure causes her to have a birth defect.

2. What does the narrator say his purpose for telling this story?
(a) To record the history of his genetic anomaly.
(b) To convince the reader to accept him.
(c) To explain why he is the way he is.
(d) To share his family history.

3. How is Lefty able to get he and Desdemona out of the burning city of Smyrna?
(a) He hitchikes from the city into the mountains.
(b) He buys tickets on boat bound for Greece.
(c) He pretends they are French citizens in order to gain passage on a departing boat.
(d) He asks Dr. Philobosian to allow them to hide in his home.

4. What does Desdemona's mother say is critical for encourage silk worms to produce good silk?
(a) Soft music.
(b) Peace.
(c) Their caretaker's purity.
(d) A warm environment.

5. What does Dr. Philobosian have that he believes will protect him from the Turks?
(a) Money to bribe the Turkish soldiers.
(b) A letter certifying that he treated the Greek military leader.
(c) A letter certifying that he treated the Turkish military leader.
(d) A successful medical practice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lefty manage to keep the men in the gaming room from stealing his winnings?

2. What is the cause of Desdemona's heart palpitations?

3. What helps narrator feel more masculine?

4. What does Desdemona keep in the silkworm box to predict the sex of a baby?

5. What tragic event occurs on the same day as Calliope's birth?

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