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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following factors complicates Tessie's relationship with Father Mike?
(a) Father Mike is married to Milton's sister.
(b) Father Mike is embarrassed he was not promoted to the head priest position in the church.
(c) Tessie does not like Father Mike's wife, Zoe.
(d) They were engaged to be married years ago.

2. Why does Jimmy Zismo need to smuggle alcohol into the U.S. from Canada?
(a) The liquor that he imports is not available in the U.S.
(b) It is the Prohibition and alcohol was extremely expensive in the U.S.
(c) It is the Prohibition. Distilling and selling liquor is illegal in the U.S.
(d) He doesn't want to have to pay high tariff fees by bringing the liquor over the border.

3. 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 girl and it is a girl.
(b) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a girl, but it is born a boy.
(c) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a boy and it is a boy.
(d) Desdemona predicted the baby would be a boy, but it is born a girl.

4. How does Lefty manage to keep the men in the gaming room from stealing his winnings?
(a) He flees from the gaming room and hides.
(b) He loses them all in subsequent games.
(c) He hides them in his sock.
(d) He fights the men and wins.

5. What mistake does Dr. Philobosian make when the narrator is born?
(a) He incorrectly diagnoses the baby with a birth defect.
(b) He fails to administer an epidural to Tessie.
(c) He becomes distracted by Nurse Rosalee.
(d) He fails to fully examine his/her genitals thus does not notice s/he was a hermaphrodite.

6. What is the first luxury Milton purchases with the insurance money?
(a) A new home in Grosse Pointe.
(b) The first Hercules Hot Dog stand.
(c) Plane tickets to Turkey.
(d) A Cadillac.

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

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

9. What is the "maze" that Jimmy tells Lefty women should be "shut up in"?
(a) Prison.
(b) House work.
(c) Pregnancy.
(d) Marriage.

10. Why do Lefty and Desdemona know that they can trust Sourmelina to keep the secret that they are siblings?
(a) Sourmelina does not know that Lefty and Desdemona are siblings.
(b) Lefty and Desdemona threaten Sourmelina.
(c) Sourmelina has her own secret: she is a lesbian.
(d) Lefty and Desdemona pay Sourmelina a fee for her silence.

11. What does the narrator say makes him/her "the most famous hermaphrodite in history"?
(a) S/he has the brain of a boy, but was raised as a girl.
(b) S/he lived as a girl but had the body of a boy.
(c) S/he was studied by Dr. Luce.
(d) S/he went to the doctor to have a sex change operation.

12. What does Desdemona admire about the women of Temple No.1?
(a) Their religious devotion.
(b) Their modesty.
(c) Their ability to create beautiful silk fabric.
(d) Their work ethic.

13. Why does Milton decide to take the Annapolis entrance exam?
(a) Because he believes that being accepted into Annapolis will make Tessie proud of him.
(b) Because he wants to be relocated closer to Tessie.
(c) Because he has dreamed of becoming a Navy officer.
(d) Because he will be exempt from drills while taking the test.

14. How do Lefty's and Dr. Philobosian's paths cross?
(a) The doctor offers Lefty money and medical treatment while he is in Smyrna.
(b) They meet and strike up a conversation at a bakery in Smyrna.
(c) They are both are fleeing Turkey.
(d) They are both digging through garbage bins looking for food.

15. What does Lefty teach Desdemona to help her pass the English literacy test required for entry into America?
(a) Passages from the Greek Bible.
(b) English phrases.
(c) A Bible passage forbidding incest.
(d) A Bible passage about eunuchs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chapter Eleven do after the church service that shocks and frightens Tessie?

2. Where do Desdemona and Lefty move to when they arrive in the United States?

3. Who does Desdemona hope that Tessie will marry?

4. What concerns Milton about Lefty's business practices at the Zebra Room?

5. Which of the following statements best describes Lefty?

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