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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Lefty fired from the Ford automobile company?
(a) He does not pass his English language exam.
(b) His work is sloppy and inaccurate.
(c) He refuses to wear traditional Greek dress in the Ford English School pageant.
(d) He is living with a man who has a criminal record (Jimmy Zismo).

2. What commentary on beauty does Julie Kikuchi make in this chapter?
(a) Gender has no bearing on beauty.
(b) Beauty is always freakish.
(c) True beauty comes from inside a person.
(d) Beauty is only skin deep.

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

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

5. Who is Fard Muhammad?
(a) Jimmy Zismo.
(b) Elijah Poole.
(c) Maurice Plantagenet.
(d) Dr. Philobosian.

6. What does Desdemona promise St. Christopher she will do if Milton is spared injury in the war?
(a) She will donate a large portion of her earnings to the church.
(b) She will send Milton to Bithynios to repair the town's church.
(c) She will confess to her children that she and Lefty are brother and sister.
(d) She will attend church on a daily basis.

7. Which of the following statements best describes Uncle Pete?
(a) A superstitious old man.
(b) A self-made business man.
(c) An intellectual chiropractor.
(d) A sweet natured priest.

8. Why does the silk Lefty sells in the market not earn much money?
(a) He brings the cocoons to market too late in the day.
(b) The silk is of poor quality and can only be used to make organzine.
(c) Desdemona does not give him enough cocoons to sell.
(d) The merchants are poor and are unable to pay much for the silk.

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

10. What is the only article of modern technology does the superstitious and traditional Desdemona embraces?
(a) The automobile.
(b) The vacuum cleaner.
(c) The record player (hi-fi).
(d) The television.

11. Why are realtors reluctant to sell Milton a home in Grosse Pointe?
(a) Because of the way he dresses.
(b) Because of his loud voice.
(c) Because they do not believe he can afford the mortgage.
(d) Because of his Greek background.

12. What is unique about Calliope's fifth chromosome?
(a) It impairs her brain development.
(b) It's structure causes her to have a birth defect.
(c) It leads her to be a large baby.
(d) It produces an enzyme that prevents her from producing a certain hormone.

13. What concerns Milton about Lefty's business practices at the Zebra Room?
(a) Milton believes it is immoral for Lefty to sell alcohol in the Zebra Room.
(b) Milton is concerned about Lefty's dealings with bootleggers.
(c) Milton worries that the Zebra Room will be broken into because it is in a bad neighborhood.
(d) Milton does not understand why Lefty is paying for three insurance policies on the building.

14. Why does Jimmy Fioretos call to wake Milton early one morning?
(a) The Zebra Room has caught on fire.
(b) Race riots have begun in the city near the Zebra Room.
(c) Jimmy wants Milton to help him protect his business.
(d) The Zebra Room has been broken into.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following actions is NOT part of Lefty and Desdemona's plan to convince themselves and others that they are young lovers rather than brother and sister?

2. Who does Desdemona hope that Milton will marry?

3. Which of the following is NOT a criterion in the real estate "Point System"?

4. What is the "maze" that Jimmy tells Lefty women should be "shut up in"?

5. What does Lefty teach Desdemona to help her pass the English literacy test required for entry into America?

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