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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 Desdemona attempt to smuggle into the U.S. in her silkworm box?
(a) Silkworm cocoons.
(b) Silkworms.
(c) A silver spoon.
(d) Silkworm eggs.

2. What does Desdemona vow to never do again after Calliope's birth?
(a) Speak to Tessie.
(b) Attend church.
(c) Leave her ill husband alone.
(d) Predict a child's sex.

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

4. What causes conflict between Jimmy and Lefty?
(a) Jimmy drives the Packard too quickly over the lake and frightens Lefty.
(b) Jimmy suspects that Lefty is actually the father of Sourmelina's baby.
(c) Jimmy believes that Lefty has stolen money from him.
(d) Lefty suspects Jimmy of cheating on Sourmelina.

5. Why do Lefty and Desdemona know that they can trust Sourmelina to keep the secret that they are siblings?
(a) Lefty and Desdemona pay Sourmelina a fee for her silence.
(b) Sourmelina does not know that Lefty and Desdemona are siblings.
(c) Sourmelina has her own secret: she is a lesbian.
(d) Lefty and Desdemona threaten Sourmelina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Pete encourage Tessie and Milton to do to ensure their baby will be a girl?

2. 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?

3. What does Desdemona do to help make the village girls more attractive to Lefty?

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

5. What drives Desdemona and Lefty from Bithynios?

(see the answer key)

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