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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. How does Lefty communicate with Calliope?
(a) By making faces.
(b) By speaking.
(c) By writing on his chalkboard.
(d) Using sign language.

2. What is the source of Dr. Philobosian's sadness?
(a) His family was killed by the Turks.
(b) The other passengers are cruel to Dr. Philobosian because he is Armenian.
(c) He has no where to go when he reaches America.
(d) He had to leave his family behind in Turkey.

3. What business venture does Milton begin with the remaining money from the insurance settlement on the Zebra Room?
(a) A Cadillac dealership.
(b) A McDonalds franchise.
(c) A Greek restaurant.
(d) A series of hot dog stands.

4. What play do the two couples go to see the night that their babies are conceived?
(a) The Minotaur.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Antigone.

5. What does Chapter Eleven do after the church service that shocks and frightens Tessie?
(a) He spills hot coffee on a little girl.
(b) He shouts obscenities in the church.
(c) He climbs up on a chair in the reception room.
(d) He brings a dead bird into to show Father Mike.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Carmen?

2. Who does Zoe end up marrying?

3. Why does the silk Lefty sells in the market not earn much money?

4. Why does Jimmy Zismo need to smuggle alcohol into the U.S. from Canada?

5. What tragic event occurs on the same day as Calliope's birth?

(see the answer key)

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