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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Desdemona's mother say is critical for encourage silk worms to produce good silk?
(a) Soft music.
(b) Peace.
(c) A warm environment.
(d) Their caretaker's purity.

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

3. What reason does Lefty give Desdemona for his trip into town?
(a) To shop for groceries at the market.
(b) To court a woman he hopes to marry.
(c) To visit a local bar and brothel.
(d) To sell the silk cocoons at market.

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

5. What condition must Desdemona meet to be hired by the Temple No. 1?
(a) She must demonstrate that she knows how to weave silk into fabric.
(b) She must prove that she is capable of raising silk worms.
(c) She must pledge allegiance to their religious leader, Minister Fard.
(d) She must convince them that she had black ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks Desdemona and Lefty about Sourmelina's husband, Jimmy Zismo?

2. What does Desdemona attempt to smuggle into the U.S. in her silkworm box?

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

4. Why is Lefty fired from the Ford automobile company?

5. What is the cause of Desdemona's heart palpitations?

(see the answer key)

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