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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Lefty and Desdemona know that they can trust Sourmelina to keep the secret that they are siblings?
(a) Sourmelina does not know that Lefty and Desdemona are siblings.
(b) Lefty and Desdemona pay Sourmelina a fee for her silence.
(c) Sourmelina has her own secret: she is a lesbian.
(d) Lefty and Desdemona threaten Sourmelina.

2. How do Lefty's and Dr. Philobosian's paths cross?
(a) They are both are fleeing Turkey.
(b) They are both digging through garbage bins looking for food.
(c) The doctor offers Lefty money and medical treatment while he is in Smyrna.
(d) They meet and strike up a conversation at a bakery in Smyrna.

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

4. What is Lefty's actual motivation for going into town?
(a) To sell the silk cocoons at market.
(b) To visit a local bar and brothel.
(c) To shop for groceries at the market.
(d) To court a woman he hopes to marry.

5. Why does the silk Lefty sells in the market not earn much money?
(a) The silk is of poor quality and can only be used to make organzine.
(b) The merchants are poor and are unable to pay much for the silk.
(c) Desdemona does not give him enough cocoons to sell.
(d) He brings the cocoons to market too late in the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jimmy Fioretos call to wake Milton early one morning?

2. Which of the following statements best describes Uncle Pete?

3. Which of the following is NOT a criterion in the real estate "Point System"?

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

5. What does Desdemona promise St. Christopher she will do if Milton is spared injury in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Dr. Philobosian's and Uncle Pete's views on conception differ?

2. Compare Lefty's original Zebra Room to Milton's version of the Zebra Room.

3. Describe Sourmelina's appearance when Lefty and Desdemona first arrive in Detroit. What is the significance of the way she looks?

4. Describe the narrator in Book 2, Ex Ovo Omina.

5. Why do Tessie and Milton want a baby daughter so badly?

6. What does Milton do to convince the realtor to sell him Middlesex?

7. Why do Desdemona and Lefty pretend that they do not know each other while aboard the Giulia?

8. Compare Milton's and Mike Antoniou's views on religion.

9. Describe Desdemona's appearance.

10. Why do the Ford Sociological Department workers visit Lefty's home? What do they find that concerns them?

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