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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Go West, Young Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Desdemona vow to never do again after Milton's birth?
(a) Tell anyone that she and Lefty are brother and sister.
(b) Predict the sex of an unborn child using her silver spoon.
(c) Have another child.
(d) Care for Sourmelina's baby, Theodora.

2. 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.

3. What is Dr. Luce's specialty?
(a) Hermaphroditism.
(b) Sexual disfunction.
(c) Reproductive medicine.
(d) Endocrinology.

4. What is the source of Dr. Philobosian's sadness?
(a) His family was killed by the Turks.
(b) He has no where to go when he reaches America.
(c) The other passengers are cruel to Dr. Philobosian because he is Armenian.
(d) He had to leave his family behind in Turkey.

5. What is political and social climate of Detroit in this chapter?
(a) There is racial harmony between blacks and whites.
(b) The federal government has taken over control of the city.
(c) There is racial conflict between black and whites.
(d) Poor economics have forced several local businesses to close.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Callie's physical changes most annoys Tessie?

2. What concerns Milton about Lefty's business practices at the Zebra Room?

3. Why do Tessie, Milton and Callie travel to New York City?

4. Why is Ben Scheer so generous towards Cal/Callie?

5. What does Jerome accuse Callie and the Object of being?

(see the answer key)

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