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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 does Zoe end up marrying?
(a) Dr. Philobosian.
(b) Milton.
(c) Chapter Eleven.
(d) Father Mike.

2. What is the English translation of "ex ovo omnia"?
(a) Everything is an egg.
(b) Everything comes out of an egg.
(c) Everything exits an egg.
(d) Every child begins as an egg.

3. How do Tessie and Milton react to the ER doctor's diagnosis of Callie?
(a) They distrust the doctor.
(b) They believe the doctor has confused her with another patient.
(c) They are shocked and in disbelief.
(d) They accept his diagnosis and immediately take Callie to Dr. Luce.

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

5. How does Desdemona's prediction of the sex of the baby compare to it's actual sex?
(a) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a boy and it is a boy.
(b) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a girl and it is a girl.
(c) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a girl, but it is born a boy.
(d) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a boy, but it is born a girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who marries Lefty and Desdemona on the boat?

2. What medical fact does Dr. Philobosian share with Desdemona that makes her worry about her pregnancy?

3. What does Desdemona do following Lefty's death?

4. What does Callie notice about herself when she sees herself in the mirror for the first time after having her hair cut?

5. What is unique about Calliope's fifth chromosome?

(see the answer key)

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