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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 medical condition does Dr. Philobosian diagnose Desdemona with?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Depression.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) None. He says she is in good health.

2. Who is Fard Muhammad?
(a) Jimmy Zismo.
(b) Dr. Philobosian.
(c) Maurice Plantagenet.
(d) Elijah Poole.

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

4. Where does Milton announce he wants the family to travel to?
(a) Greece.
(b) San Fransisco.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Detroit.

5. What does Desdemona attempt to smuggle into the U.S. in her silkworm box?
(a) Silkworm eggs.
(b) A silver spoon.
(c) Silkworms.
(d) Silkworm cocoons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Philobosian have that he believes will protect him from the Turks?

2. What does Lefty decide to do to earn money to support his family after Jimmy Zismo's death?

3. What is significant about Callie's and Clementine's soak in the Middlesex hot tub?

4. What does Callie witness late one night that foreshadows the violent turn that the riots will take?

5. Which book is the only one that Milton and Tessie complete during their quest to complete the Great Books series?

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