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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tragic event occurs on the same day as Calliope's birth?
(a) Her grandfather dies.
(b) The Korean War begins.
(c) Her grandfather has his first stroke.
(d) Callie's parents discover she has a rare genetic disorder.

2. To what religious faith does Stephanides family belong?
(a) The Roman Catholic Church.
(b) The Presbyterian Church.
(c) Greek Orthodox Church.
(d) The Church of Islam.

3. What happens to Jimmy on Lefty's and his last trip out to the lake?
(a) He and Lefty fight and Jimmy is hurt.
(b) Jimmy crashes the Packard into a telephone pole.
(c) The Packard breaks through the ice and sinks below the surface with Jimmy inside.
(d) He is caught by the police for bootlegging.

4. What does the narrator say makes him/her "the most famous hermaphrodite in history"?
(a) S/he lived as a girl but had the body of a boy.
(b) S/he was studied by Dr. Luce.
(c) S/he has the brain of a boy, but was raised as a girl.
(d) S/he went to the doctor to have a sex change operation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What industry is the Temple No. 1 involved in?

2. What play do the two couples go to see the night that their babies are conceived?

3. What is unusual about Desdemona's presence on Hastings Street?

4. What is the source of Dr. Philobosian's sadness?

5. What does Lefty decide to do to earn money to support his family after Jimmy Zismo's death?

(see the answer key)

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