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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 play do the two couples go to see the night that their babies are conceived?
(a) Antigone.
(b) The Minotaur.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) King Lear.

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

3. What is unusual about Desdemona's presence on Hastings Street?
(a) Desdemona is dressed in traditional Greek clothing while everyone on Hastings Street is dressed in modern clothing.
(b) Hastings Street is a long distance from her home on Hurlbut.
(c) Hastings Street is primarily a white neighborhood and Desdemona is black.
(d) Hastings Street is primarily a black neighborhood and Desdemona is white.

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

5. How does Desdemona's prediction of the sex of the baby compare to it's actual sex?
(a) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a boy, but it is born a girl.
(b) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a girl and it is a girl.
(c) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a girl, but it is born a boy.
(d) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a boy and it is a boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lefty and Desdemona's sponsor for entry into America?

2. What does Desdemona vow to never do again after Calliope's birth?

3. Why does the silk Lefty sells in the market not earn much money?

4. What is the "maze" that Jimmy tells Lefty women should be "shut up in"?

5. What does Lefty do while working on the assembly line at Ford that angers some of the other workers?

(see the answer key)

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