1. What does Lefty teach Desdemona to help her pass the English literacy test required for entry into America?
(a) A Bible passage about eunuchs.
(b) Passages from the Greek Bible.
(c) A Bible passage forbidding incest.
(d) English phrases.

2. What happens to Milton as he is about to go into war that Desdemona believes is an answer to her prayers?
(a) He receives word that Tessie has broken off her engagement to Mike.
(b) He is injured by a fellow seaman and spends the rest of the war safely in a US hospital.
(c) He is discharged from the Navy and is able to return to Detroit to work in the Zebra Room.
(d) He receives word that he has been accepted to the US Naval Academy and is immediately transported off of the ship.

3. What is unusual about Desdemona's presence on Hastings Street?
(a) Hastings Street is a long distance from her home on Hurlbut.
(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 primarily a black neighborhood and Desdemona is white.

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes the scenes of Milton in Navy training?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Focused.
(c) Brave.
(d) Comical.

5. Which book is the only one that Milton and Tessie complete during their quest to complete the Great Books series?
(a) The Complete Works of Socrates.
(b) Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.
(c) The Prince by Machiavelli.
(d) The Republic by Plato.