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

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

3. What does the Object tell Callie that she (Callie) sees "no irony in"?
(a) Callie would be the perfect boyfriend.
(b) She and Jerome were never meant to be.
(c) The Object has romantic feelings for Callie.
(d) Jerome's movie is sure to be a flop.

4. What does Lefty decide to do to earn money to support his family after Jimmy Zismo's death?
(a) Work at the Ford factory.
(b) Take over Jimmy's bootlegging business.
(c) Open a bar, the Zebra Room, in his basement.
(d) Sell Jimmy's zebra skin rug.

5. What industry is the Temple No. 1 involved in?
(a) Bootlegging.
(b) Cigar rolling.
(c) Tool and dye manufacturing.
(d) Raising silkworms and weaving silk fabric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Callie do to try to remove the memory of having sex with Jerome?

2. What condition must Desdemona meet to be hired by the Temple No. 1?

3. What religion do the members of Temple No. 1 practice?

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

5. What is the first luxury Milton purchases with the insurance money?

(see the answer key)

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