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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 medical fact does Dr. Philobosian share with Desdemona that makes her worry about her pregnancy?
(a) Birth defects in babies usually only occur when families intermarry.
(b) The baby will take on the traits of whatever picture a woman is looking at when the baby is conceived.
(c) Babies must be baptized while they are still in the womb.
(d) Women must take folic acid to prevent birth defects.

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

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

4. Why is Lefty fired from the Ford automobile company?
(a) His work is sloppy and inaccurate.
(b) He does not pass his English language exam.
(c) He refuses to wear traditional Greek dress in the Ford English School pageant.
(d) He is living with a man who has a criminal record (Jimmy Zismo).

5. What condition must Desdemona meet to be hired by the Temple No. 1?
(a) She must pledge allegiance to their religious leader, Minister Fard.
(b) She must convince them that she had black ancestors.
(c) She must demonstrate that she knows how to weave silk into fabric.
(d) She must prove that she is capable of raising silk worms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements best describes Uncle Pete?

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

3. What is located in Desdemona's hope chest that she fears she will never use?

4. Who marries Lefty and Desdemona on the boat?

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

(see the answer key)

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