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

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

3. What is the source of Dr. Philobosian's sadness?
(a) His family was killed by the Turks.
(b) He has no where to go when he reaches America.
(c) He had to leave his family behind in Turkey.
(d) The other passengers are cruel to Dr. Philobosian because he is Armenian.

4. What does the narrator say his purpose for telling this story?
(a) To record the history of his genetic anomaly.
(b) To share his family history.
(c) To explain why he is the way he is.
(d) To convince the reader to accept him.

5. What artistic medium does Julie Kikuchi work with?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Painting.
(c) Photography.
(d) Pottery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following statements best describes Lefty?

3. To what religious faith does Stephanides family belong?

4. What does Desdemona attempt to smuggle into the U.S. in her silkworm box?

5. What play do the two couples go to see the night that their babies are conceived?

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