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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Tiresias In Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are realtors reluctant to sell Milton a home in Grosse Pointe?
(a) Because they do not believe he can afford the mortgage.
(b) Because of the way he dresses.
(c) Because of his loud voice.
(d) Because of his Greek background.

2. What does Chapter Eleven announce he plans on majoring in after his freshman year of college?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Political Science.

3. What is significant about Callie's and Clementine's soak in the Middlesex hot tub?
(a) Callie discovers she is sexually attracted to girls.
(b) The girls discover their interest in water ballet.
(c) Callie injures Clementine.
(d) Lefty spies on the girls while they are in the hot tub.

4. What is unique about Calliope's fifth chromosome?
(a) It impairs her brain development.
(b) It leads her to be a large baby.
(c) It's structure causes her to have a birth defect.
(d) It produces an enzyme that prevents her from producing a certain hormone.

5. Why is Callie given the position of goalie on the field hockey team at her school?
(a) She is uncoordinated so the coach gave her a position where she would not need to move much.
(b) She is agile on her feet and able to block shots made on the goal.
(c) The goalie equipment fits her better than the other girls.
(d) She is the last student to sign up for the team and goalie is the only position left open.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the "maze" that Jimmy tells Lefty women should be "shut up in"?

3. What business venture does Milton begin with the remaining money from the insurance settlement on the Zebra Room?

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

5. What does Callie attribute the changes in Chapter Eleven to?

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