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

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

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

4. Who marries Lefty and Desdemona on the boat?
(a) A priest traveling on the Giulia.
(b) Dr. Philobosian.
(c) Captain Kontoulis.
(d) No one, they are not married until they reach America.

5. What drives Desdemona and Lefty from Bithynios?
(a) The advancing Greek army.
(b) All of their neighbors are leaving and they do not want to be left alone in the village.
(c) The advancing Turkish army.
(d) The strong desire to join their cousin in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lefty teach Desdemona to help her pass the English literacy test required for entry into America?

2. To what religious faith does Stephanides family belong?

3. What does Desdemona keep in the silkworm box to predict the sex of a baby?

4. How is Lefty able to get he and Desdemona out of the burning city of Smyrna?

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

(see the answer key)

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