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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. What does Callie do to try to get to know the Obscure Object better?
(a) Callie begins smoking because she knows that the Object is also a smoker.
(b) Callie joins the Drama Club so that she can be in the play with the Object.
(c) Callie agrees to help the girl learn her lines for their class play.
(d) Callie writes a note to the Object asking her to come over to Middlesex to have dinner.

2. What religion do the members of Temple No. 1 practice?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Greek Orthodox Christianity.
(c) Islam.
(d) No religion. They are a business, not a church.

3. Who is Lefty and Desdemona's sponsor for entry into America?
(a) Captain Kontoulis.
(b) They do not need a sponsor to enter the U.S.
(c) Their friend, Dr. Philobosian.
(d) Their cousin, Sourmelina.

4. What does Desdemona do following Lefty's death?
(a) She moves to the Southwest with Sourmelina.
(b) She wails and throws herself on his coffin.
(c) She moves from the guest house into the main house at Middlesex.
(d) She climbs into her bed and does not leave it for ten years.

5. What does Lefty teach Desdemona to help her pass the English literacy test required for entry into America?
(a) A Bible passage about eunuchs.
(b) A Bible passage forbidding incest.
(c) English phrases.
(d) Passages from the Greek Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who creates the Hercules Hot Dogs style of cooking hot dogs?

2. How does Lefty communicate with Calliope?

3. What mistake does Dr. Philobosian make when the narrator is born?

4. What does Desdemona promise St. Christopher she will do if Milton is spared injury in the war?

5. Who does Desdemona hope that Milton will marry?

(see the answer key)

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