View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tricknology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements best describes Lefty?
(a) A jazz loving gangster.
(b) A traditional man in a modern town.
(c) A modern man in a traditional town.
(d) A cruel, abusive alcoholic.

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

3. What is the fate of the Silk Room at Temple No. 1 when Elijah Muhammed takes over as leader after Fard's arrest.?
(a) It is downsized.
(b) It is relocated to a new building.
(c) It closes.
(d) It is expanded.

4. What religion do the members of Temple No. 1 practice?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Greek Orthodox Christianity.
(c) No religion. They are a business, not a church.
(d) Islam.

5. What does the narrator say makes him/her "the most famous hermaphrodite in history"?
(a) S/he lived as a girl but had the body of a boy.
(b) S/he went to the doctor to have a sex change operation.
(c) S/he has the brain of a boy, but was raised as a girl.
(d) S/he was studied by Dr. Luce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lefty decide to do to earn money to support his family after Jimmy Zismo's death?

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

3. Why did Sourmelina's parents send her to America?

4. Who is Fard Muhammad?

5. What does Desdemona fear will happen to Lefty?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 395 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample