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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 Mike Antoniou think of Tessie's daily trips to the movie theatre?
(a) He believes that it is frivolous to attend movies while the war is going on.
(b) He thinks that movies are immoral.
(c) He is glad that she has found something that she enjoys to fill her time while he is away.
(d) He is concerned that movie going will interfere with her volunteer duties.

2. What is Callie's initial impression of the Obscure Object?
(a) She falls deeply in love with her.
(b) She hardly notices the new girl in her English class because she is so absorbed in The Illiad.
(c) She is put off by her disinterested attitude.
(d) She is awed by her natural beauty especially her freckles.

3. Where does Tessie and her family wait out the riots?
(a) At a neighbor's home.
(b) In Desdemona and Lefty's room in their basement.
(c) At the Zebra Room.
(d) In Desdemona and Lefty's room in their attic.

4. To what religious faith does Stephanides family belong?
(a) The Presbyterian Church.
(b) Greek Orthodox Church.
(c) The Roman Catholic Church.
(d) The Church of Islam.

5. What does Callie attribute the changes in Chapter Eleven to?
(a) The military draft.
(b) Milton's conservative views.
(c) His girlfriend, Meg.
(d) His liberal arts education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jimmy Fioretos call to wake Milton early one morning?

2. What happens to Jimmy on Lefty's and his last trip out to the lake?

3. Why does Chapter Eleven become interested in current events and politics?

4. Which of Callie's physical changes most annoys Tessie?

5. What does Desdemona vow to never do again after Milton's birth?

(see the answer key)

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