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

2. 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 went to the doctor to have a sex change operation.
(d) S/he has the brain of a boy, but was raised as a girl.

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

4. How does Lefty manage to keep the men in the gaming room from stealing his winnings?
(a) He loses them all in subsequent games.
(b) He flees from the gaming room and hides.
(c) He hides them in his sock.
(d) He fights the men and wins.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What religion do the members of Temple No. 1 practice?

(see the answer key)

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