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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reason does Lefty give Desdemona for his trip into town?
(a) To visit a local bar and brothel.
(b) To sell the silk cocoons at market.
(c) To shop for groceries at the market.
(d) To court a woman he hopes to marry.

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

4. In "Opa!", why is Milton suddenly around the house more than at the diner?
(a) Milton wants to help care for his father, Lefty, after his stroke.
(b) Milton has sold the Zebra Room to a new owner.
(c) Business is bad so Milton closes the restaurant several days a week.
(d) The bank has foreclosed on the diner.

5. Where do Desdemona and Lefty move to in this chapter?
(a) Bithynios.
(b) Grosse Pointe.
(c) Hurlbut.
(d) Milton and Tessie's home in Indian Village.

6. What religion do the members of Temple No. 1 practice?
(a) Islam.
(b) Greek Orthodox Christianity.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) No religion. They are a business, not a church.

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

8. 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?
(a) They have chance meetings on the deck pretending to be getting to know each other for the first time.
(b) They consummate their marriage in the life boat.
(c) They board the ship separately.
(d) They discuss their family tree as if they are learning it for the first time.

9. What is the cause of Desdemona's heart palpitations?
(a) Grief over the deaths of her parents.
(b) A rare genetic disorder.
(c) Unproductive silkworms.
(d) Stress over the Greek occupation of Turkey.

10. 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 merchants are poor and are unable to pay much for the silk.
(c) The silk is of poor quality and can only be used to make organzine.
(d) Desdemona does not give him enough cocoons to sell.

11. What does Desdemona keep in the silkworm box to predict the sex of a baby?
(a) A silver spoon.
(b) A silkworm cocoon.
(c) The rope wedding crowns.
(d) Her hair braids.

12. What does Desdemona do to help make the village girls more attractive to Lefty?
(a) She gives them sex lessons.
(b) She encourages them to practice personal hygiene.
(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.

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

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

15. What medical fact does Dr. Philobosian share with Desdemona that makes her worry about her pregnancy?
(a) Women must take folic acid to prevent birth defects.
(b) The baby will take on the traits of whatever picture a woman is looking at when the baby is conceived.
(c) Babies must be baptized while they are still in the womb.
(d) Birth defects in babies usually only occur when families intermarry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the English translation of "ex ovo omnia"?

2. What is the first luxury Milton purchases with the insurance money?

3. Why doesn't Milton want Calliope to talk to Marius Grimes?

4. What does Desdemona fear will happen to Lefty?

5. Why did Sourmelina's parents send her to America?

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