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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Home Movies.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Milton decide to enlist in the Navy?
(a) He wants to prove to Tessie that he is a strong, brave man.
(b) He is heartbroken when Tessie becomes engaged to Mike Antoniou.
(c) He is fiercely patriotic and wants to fight to protect America.
(d) He wants to escape taking over the Zebra Room as a career.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Milton as he is about to go into war that Desdemona believes is an answer to her prayers?

2. What is the source of Dr. Philobosian's sadness?

3. What helps narrator feel more masculine?

4. Where do Desdemona and Lefty move to when they arrive in the United States?

5. What drives Desdemona and Lefty from Bithynios?

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