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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Air-Ride.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Tessie.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Calliope.
(d) Milton.

2. What causes conflict between Jimmy and Lefty?
(a) Jimmy drives the Packard too quickly over the lake and frightens Lefty.
(b) Lefty suspects Jimmy of cheating on Sourmelina.
(c) Jimmy believes that Lefty has stolen money from him.
(d) Jimmy suspects that Lefty is actually the father of Sourmelina's baby.

3. What does Desdemona vow to never do again after Milton's birth?
(a) Predict the sex of an unborn child using her silver spoon.
(b) Have another child.
(c) Tell anyone that she and Lefty are brother and sister.
(d) Care for Sourmelina's baby, Theodora.

4. Why does Tessie take Callie to the Golden Fleece salon?
(a) To have a facial.
(b) To have her mustache waxed off.
(c) To get a haircut.
(d) To have her nails done.

5. In the chapter "Tricknology", what does Lefty do to help supplement his income?
(a) He rents a room in the family's home to a customer from the Zebra Room.
(b) He serves as a driver for his friend Maurice during the day.
(c) He solicits women to pose for pornographic photos taken by his friend Maurice.
(d) He extends the operating hours of the Zebra Room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lefty fired from the Ford automobile company?

2. Who does Desdemona over hear through the heating vents in the Silk Room of the Temple No. 1?

3. What shocks Desdemona and Lefty about Sourmelina's husband, Jimmy Zismo?

4. What sort of business does Bob Presto own and run?

5. What religion do the members of Temple No. 1 practice?

(see the answer key)

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