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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, News of the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Lefty's and Dr. Philobosian's paths cross?
(a) The doctor offers Lefty money and medical treatment while he is in Smyrna.
(b) They are both digging through garbage bins looking for food.
(c) They meet and strike up a conversation at a bakery in Smyrna.
(d) They are both are fleeing Turkey.

2. What happens to the Zebra Room in this chapter?
(a) Lefty sells the Zebra Room to a new owner.
(b) Lefty is forced to close the business because of Desdemona's disapproval.
(c) Lefty relocates and expands the business.
(d) Lefty is forced to close the business because it is no longer profitable.

3. What does Desdemona promise St. Christopher she will do if Milton is spared injury in the war?
(a) She will donate a large portion of her earnings to the church.
(b) She will send Milton to Bithynios to repair the town's church.
(c) She will attend church on a daily basis.
(d) She will confess to her children that she and Lefty are brother and sister.

4. What does Dr. Philobosian have that he believes will protect him from the Turks?
(a) A successful medical practice.
(b) Money to bribe the Turkish soldiers.
(c) A letter certifying that he treated the Greek military leader.
(d) A letter certifying that he treated the Turkish military leader.

5. What does Desdemona do to help make the village girls more attractive to Lefty?
(a) She encourages them to practice personal hygiene.
(b) She teaches them to look like the girls in a lingerie catalog hidden in her father's dresser.
(c) She teaches them how to talk to a man in a seductive way.
(d) She gives them sex lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say his purpose for telling this story?

2. In the chapter "Tricknology", what does Lefty do to help supplement his income?

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. How is Lefty able to get he and Desdemona out of the burning city of Smyrna?

5. What does Lefty resolve to do after his visit to the brothel?

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