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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Milton want Calliope to talk to Marius Grimes?
(a) Because he does not speak English.
(b) Because Milton believes Marius is homeless.
(c) Because of his race.
(d) Because he uses vulgar language.

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

3. What causes conflict between Jimmy and Lefty?
(a) Jimmy suspects that Lefty is actually the father of Sourmelina's baby.
(b) Jimmy drives the Packard too quickly over the lake and frightens Lefty.
(c) Lefty suspects Jimmy of cheating on Sourmelina.
(d) Jimmy believes that Lefty has stolen money from him.

4. Where do Desdemona and Lefty move to when they arrive in the United States?
(a) Detroit.
(b) New York City.
(c) New Smyrna.
(d) Grosse Pointe.

5. Who does Desdemona hope that Milton will marry?
(a) Tessie Zismo.
(b) Gaia Vasilakis.
(c) Zoe Stephanides.
(d) Julie Kikuchi.

6. Who does Desdemona hope that Tessie will marry?
(a) Mike Antoniou.
(b) Dr. Philobosian.
(c) Gus Vasilakis.
(d) Milton Stephanides.

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

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

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

10. 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) A Bible passage forbidding incest.
(c) English phrases.
(d) A Bible passage about eunuchs.

11. What drives Desdemona and Lefty from Bithynios?
(a) All of their neighbors are leaving and they do not want to be left alone in the village.
(b) The advancing Greek army.
(c) The advancing Turkish army.
(d) The strong desire to join their cousin in America.

12. Who does Desdemona over hear through the heating vents in the Silk Room of the Temple No. 1?
(a) W.D. Fard.
(b) Betty Smith.
(c) Sister Wanda.
(d) The Prophet Muhammed.

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

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

15. 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 discuss their family tree as if they are learning it for the first time.
(c) They board the ship separately.
(d) They consummate their marriage in the life boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion do the members of Temple No. 1 practice?

2. What does Mike Antoniou think of Tessie's daily trips to the movie theatre?

3. To what religious faith does Stephanides family belong?

4. What happens to Milton as he is about to go into war that Desdemona believes is an answer to her prayers?

5. What is significant about Callie's and Clementine's soak in the Middlesex hot tub?

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