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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Silk Road.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the silk Lefty sells in the market not earn much money?
(a) Desdemona does not give him enough cocoons to sell.
(b) He brings the cocoons to market too late in the day.
(c) The silk is of poor quality and can only be used to make organzine.
(d) The merchants are poor and are unable to pay much for the silk.

2. Which of the following statements best describes Uncle Pete?
(a) A sweet natured priest.
(b) An intellectual chiropractor.
(c) A superstitious old man.
(d) A self-made business man.

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

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

5. What does Chapter Eleven do after the church service that shocks and frightens Tessie?
(a) He shouts obscenities in the church.
(b) He spills hot coffee on a little girl.
(c) He brings a dead bird into to show Father Mike.
(d) He climbs up on a chair in the reception room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Pete encourage Tessie and Milton to do to ensure their baby will be a girl?

2. Which of the following factors complicates Tessie's relationship with Father Mike?

3. What does the narrator say his purpose for telling this story?

4. Which of the following statements best describes Lefty?

5. How do Lefty's and Dr. Philobosian's paths cross?

(see the answer key)

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