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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what religious faith does Stephanides family belong?
(a) Greek Orthodox Church.
(b) The Church of Islam.
(c) The Roman Catholic Church.
(d) The Presbyterian Church.

3. What is political and social climate of Detroit in this chapter?
(a) There is racial conflict between black and whites.
(b) The federal government has taken over control of the city.
(c) There is racial harmony between blacks and whites.
(d) Poor economics have forced several local businesses to close.

4. Which of the following actions is NOT part of Lefty and Desdemona's plan to convince themselves and others that they are young lovers rather than brother and sister?
(a) They consummate their marriage in the life boat.
(b) They have chance meetings on the deck pretending to be getting to know each other for the first time.
(c) They discuss their family tree as if they are learning it for the first time.
(d) They board the ship separately.

5. What does Desdemona keep in the silkworm box to predict the sex of a baby?
(a) Her hair braids.
(b) The rope wedding crowns.
(c) A silver spoon.
(d) A silkworm cocoon.

6. Which of the following factors complicates Tessie's relationship with Father Mike?
(a) Tessie does not like Father Mike's wife, Zoe.
(b) Father Mike is married to Milton's sister.
(c) They were engaged to be married years ago.
(d) Father Mike is embarrassed he was not promoted to the head priest position in the church.

7. What does Uncle Pete encourage Tessie and Milton to do to ensure their baby will be a girl?
(a) Use a thermometer to predict Tessie's ovulation date and have sex 24 hours after she ovulates.
(b) Use in-vitro fertilization.
(c) Go to church and pray that they will have a baby girl.
(d) Use a thermometer to predict Tessie's ovulation date and have sex 24 hours before she ovulates.

8. What does Mike Antoniou think of Tessie's daily trips to the movie theatre?
(a) He is glad that she has found something that she enjoys to fill her time while he is away.
(b) He believes that it is frivolous to attend movies while the war is going on.
(c) He is concerned that movie going will interfere with her volunteer duties.
(d) He thinks that movies are immoral.

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

10. What does Desdemona attempt to smuggle into the U.S. in her silkworm box?
(a) Silkworm cocoons.
(b) Silkworm eggs.
(c) A silver spoon.
(d) Silkworms.

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

12. What play do the two couples go to see the night that their babies are conceived?
(a) The Minotaur.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Antigone.
(d) King Lear.

13. What concerns Milton about Lefty's business practices at the Zebra Room?
(a) Milton believes it is immoral for Lefty to sell alcohol in the Zebra Room.
(b) Milton does not understand why Lefty is paying for three insurance policies on the building.
(c) Milton worries that the Zebra Room will be broken into because it is in a bad neighborhood.
(d) Milton is concerned about Lefty's dealings with bootleggers.

14. What is the first luxury Milton purchases with the insurance money?
(a) A new home in Grosse Pointe.
(b) Plane tickets to Turkey.
(c) A Cadillac.
(d) The first Hercules Hot Dog stand.

15. Who does Zoe end up marrying?
(a) Father Mike.
(b) Milton.
(c) Chapter Eleven.
(d) Dr. Philobosian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Lefty able to get he and Desdemona out of the burning city of Smyrna?

2. Why do Lefty and Desdemona know that they can trust Sourmelina to keep the secret that they are siblings?

3. Who marries Lefty and Desdemona on the boat?

4. What happens to the Zebra Room's earnings?

5. What does Lefty teach Desdemona to help her pass the English literacy test required for entry into America?

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