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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Home Movies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Desdemona hope that Milton will marry?
(a) Tessie Zismo.
(b) Gaia Vasilakis.
(c) Julie Kikuchi.
(d) Zoe Stephanides.

2. How does Lefty communicate with Calliope?
(a) Using sign language.
(b) By making faces.
(c) By speaking.
(d) By writing on his chalkboard.

3. Why does Jimmy Zismo need to smuggle alcohol into the U.S. from Canada?
(a) It is the Prohibition. Distilling and selling liquor is illegal in the U.S.
(b) He doesn't want to have to pay high tariff fees by bringing the liquor over the border.
(c) The liquor that he imports is not available in the U.S.
(d) It is the Prohibition and alcohol was extremely expensive in the U.S.

4. Why does Milton decide to take the Annapolis entrance exam?
(a) Because he will be exempt from drills while taking the test.
(b) Because he believes that being accepted into Annapolis will make Tessie proud of him.
(c) Because he wants to be relocated closer to Tessie.
(d) Because he has dreamed of becoming a Navy officer.

5. What does Lefty do while working on the assembly line at Ford that angers some of the other workers?
(a) He eats only traditional Greek foods for lunch.
(b) He takes English classes at the Ford language school.
(c) He speeds up his work which forces the other workers to have to work more quickly.
(d) He brags about his well-to-do brother in law.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following factors complicates Tessie's relationship with Father Mike?

3. What mistake does Dr. Philobosian make when the narrator is born?

4. What is the source of Dr. Philobosian's sadness?

5. Why is Lefty fired from the Ford automobile company?

(see the answer key)

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