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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mike Antoniou think of Tessie's daily trips to the movie theatre?
(a) He is glad that she has found something that she enjoys to fill her time while he is away.
(b) He thinks that movies are immoral.
(c) He believes that it is frivolous to attend movies while the war is going on.
(d) He is concerned that movie going will interfere with her volunteer duties.

3. What is ironic about the fact that Milton decides to join the Navy instead of the Army?
(a) Milton his afraid of boats.
(b) His father was a soldier in the Greek Army.
(c) Milton cannot swim.
(d) Desdemona fears for Milton's life because he will be going into war.

4. What happens to the Zebra Room's earnings?
(a) Milton uses the money to expand the operation by opening a series of hot dog stands.
(b) The Zebra Room earns little money because it is located in a poor neighborhood.
(c) They are stolen when the Zebra Room is burglarized.
(d) Lefty loses them by gambling instead of depositing them into the bank.

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

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

7. What happens to the Zebra Room in this chapter?
(a) Lefty sells the Zebra Room to a new owner.
(b) Lefty is forced to close the business because of Desdemona's disapproval.
(c) Lefty relocates and expands the business.
(d) Lefty is forced to close the business because it is no longer profitable.

8. What is unusual about Desdemona's presence on Hastings Street?
(a) Hastings Street is primarily a black neighborhood and Desdemona is white.
(b) Hastings Street is primarily a white neighborhood and Desdemona is black.
(c) Desdemona is dressed in traditional Greek clothing while everyone on Hastings Street is dressed in modern clothing.
(d) Hastings Street is a long distance from her home on Hurlbut.

9. Which of the following statements best describes Lefty?
(a) A jazz loving gangster.
(b) A modern man in a traditional town.
(c) A cruel, abusive alcoholic.
(d) A traditional man in a modern town.

10. Why did Sourmelina's parents send her to America?
(a) They could not find a man to marry her in Bithynios.
(b) They could not afford to support an unmarried daughter.
(c) She was caught in a scandalous affair with a woman.
(d) They wanted her to find fame and fortune in America.

11. What shocks Desdemona and Lefty about Sourmelina's husband, Jimmy Zismo?
(a) His religious beliefs.
(b) His occupation.
(c) His dark skin.
(d) His wealth.

12. What is Lefty's actual motivation for going into town?
(a) To shop for groceries at the market.
(b) To visit a local bar and brothel.
(c) To sell the silk cocoons at market.
(d) To court a woman he hopes to marry.

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

14. What does Desdemona do to help make the village girls more attractive to Lefty?
(a) She encourages them to practice personal hygiene.
(b) She gives them sex lessons.
(c) She teaches them to look like the girls in a lingerie catalog hidden in her father's dresser.
(d) She teaches them how to talk to a man in a seductive way.

15. Where does Tessie and her family wait out the riots?
(a) In Desdemona and Lefty's room in their attic.
(b) At the Zebra Room.
(c) In Desdemona and Lefty's room in their basement.
(d) At a neighbor's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Desdemona and Lefty move to in this chapter?

2. What does Uncle Pete encourage Tessie and Milton to do to ensure their baby will be a girl?

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

4. What causes conflict between Jimmy and Lefty?

5. Why does Jimmy Fioretos call to wake Milton early one morning?

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