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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 does Lefty decide to do to earn money to support his family after Jimmy Zismo's death?
(a) Open a bar, the Zebra Room, in his basement.
(b) Work at the Ford factory.
(c) Take over Jimmy's bootlegging business.
(d) Sell Jimmy's zebra skin rug.

2. What does Uncle Pete encourage Tessie and Milton to do to ensure their baby will be a girl?
(a) Use a thermometer to predict Tessie's ovulation date and have sex 24 hours after she ovulates.
(b) Use a thermometer to predict Tessie's ovulation date and have sex 24 hours before she ovulates.
(c) Go to church and pray that they will have a baby girl.
(d) Use in-vitro fertilization.

3. How is Lefty able to get he and Desdemona out of the burning city of Smyrna?
(a) He buys tickets on boat bound for Greece.
(b) He hitchikes from the city into the mountains.
(c) He asks Dr. Philobosian to allow them to hide in his home.
(d) He pretends they are French citizens in order to gain passage on a departing boat.

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

5. What does Desdemona keep in the silkworm box to predict the sex of a baby?
(a) A silver spoon.
(b) Her hair braids.
(c) The rope wedding crowns.
(d) A silkworm cocoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes conflict between Jimmy and Lefty?

2. Why did Sourmelina's parents send her to America?

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

4. Why do Lefty and Desdemona know that they can trust Sourmelina to keep the secret that they are siblings?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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