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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes the scenes of Milton in Navy training?
(a) Brave.
(b) Focused.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Comical.

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

3. What is unusual about Lefty and Desdemona's relationship?
(a) They live alone in their family home after their parents die.
(b) They have very different interests. Lefty likes the modern, city life while Desdemona is more traditional.
(c) They are sexually attracted to each other even though they are brother and sister.
(d) They are pretending to be brother and sister, but are actually involved in a romantic relationship.

4. What artistic medium does Julie Kikuchi work with?
(a) Painting.
(b) Photography.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Pottery.

5. What is political and social climate of Detroit in this chapter?
(a) The federal government has taken over control of the city.
(b) There is racial conflict between black and whites.
(c) Poor economics have forced several local businesses to close.
(d) There is racial harmony between blacks and whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake does Dr. Philobosian make when the narrator is born?

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

3. What is the source of Dr. Philobosian's sadness?

4. What happens to the Zebra Room in this chapter?

5. What does Calliope do when she she is baptized?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Desdemona and Lefty pretend that they do not know each other while aboard the Giulia?

2. How does Desdemona react to the speeches that she hears through the heating grates while working in the Silk Room?

3. Compare Lefty's original Zebra Room to Milton's version of the Zebra Room.

4. What is particular significance of Lefty and Desdemona (brother and sister) marrying for Cal/Calliope, the narrator?

5. Describe Desdemona's silkworm box and its contents.

6. How do Dr. Philobosian's and Uncle Pete's views on conception differ?

7. How does the narrator characterize Lefty's gradual demise?

8. Describe Marcus Wyxzewixard Challouehliczilczese Grimes.

9. Describe Detroit in 1967.

10. Why does the vigilante who throws a Molotov Cocktail into the Zebra Room yell "Opa!" as he sets the diner on fire?

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