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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Looking Myself Up in Webster's.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book is the only one that Milton and Tessie complete during their quest to complete the Great Books series?
(a) The Complete Works of Socrates.
(b) The Prince by Machiavelli.
(c) Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.
(d) The Republic by Plato.

2. Which of Callie's physical changes most annoys Tessie?
(a) The lowering of her voice.
(b) Her long, thick hair.
(c) Menstruation.
(d) Her height.

3. What does Milton wear to his and Tessie's appointment with Dr. Luce for good luck?
(a) His Greek Drama cuff links.
(b) A beret.
(c) A charcoal pinstripe suit.
(d) A Countess Mara tie.

4. What happens to Jimmy on Lefty's and his last trip out to the lake?
(a) He is caught by the police for bootlegging.
(b) Jimmy crashes the Packard into a telephone pole.
(c) He and Lefty fight and Jimmy is hurt.
(d) The Packard breaks through the ice and sinks below the surface with Jimmy inside.

5. What drives Desdemona and Lefty from Bithynios?
(a) The advancing Turkish army.
(b) The advancing Greek army.
(c) All of their neighbors are leaving and they do not want to be left alone in the village.
(d) The strong desire to join their cousin in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator say that the riots were "the best thing that ever happened to us"?

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

3. What does Chapter Eleven announce he plans on majoring in after his freshman year of college?

4. Which of the following does NOT occur at the hunting lodge?

5. Why do Lefty and Desdemona know that they can trust Sourmelina to keep the secret that they are siblings?

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