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

2. What does Uncle Pete encourage Tessie and Milton to do to ensure their baby will be a girl?
(a) Go to church and pray that they will have a baby girl.
(b) Use in-vitro fertilization.
(c) Use a thermometer to predict Tessie's ovulation date and have sex 24 hours after she ovulates.
(d) Use a thermometer to predict Tessie's ovulation date and have sex 24 hours before she ovulates.

3. What is Lefty's actual motivation for going into town?
(a) To shop for groceries at the market.
(b) To visit a local bar and brothel.
(c) To court a woman he hopes to marry.
(d) To sell the silk cocoons at market.

4. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Desdemona.
(b) Calliope.
(c) Milton.
(d) Tessie.

5. Which of the following actions is NOT part of Lefty and Desdemona's plan to convince themselves and others that they are young lovers rather than brother and sister?
(a) They board the ship separately.
(b) They consummate their marriage in the life boat.
(c) They discuss their family tree as if they are learning it for the first time.
(d) They have chance meetings on the deck pretending to be getting to know each other for the first time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lefty manage to keep the men in the gaming room from stealing his winnings?

2. What does Desdemona's mother say is critical for encourage silk worms to produce good silk?

3. What does the narrator say makes him/her "the most famous hermaphrodite in history"?

4. How does Desdemona's prediction of the sex of the baby compare to it's actual sex?

5. What tragic event occurs on the same day as Calliope's birth?

(see the answer key)

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