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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. How does Callie become a first hand witness to the burning of the diner?
(a) Tessie drives the family to the Zebra Room to help Milton.
(b) Milton tells Callie the story of the fire when he arrives home from the diner.
(c) She sees news footage of the diner catching fire on t.v.
(d) She rides her bike to the Zebra Room to help her father.

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

3. What happens to the Zebra Room's earnings?
(a) The Zebra Room earns little money because it is located in a poor neighborhood.
(b) They are stolen when the Zebra Room is burglarized.
(c) Lefty loses them by gambling instead of depositing them into the bank.
(d) Milton uses the money to expand the operation by opening a series of hot dog stands.

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

5. What is the English translation of "ex ovo omnia"?
(a) Everything is an egg.
(b) Every child begins as an egg.
(c) Everything exits an egg.
(d) Everything comes out of an egg.

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. How is Lefty able to get he and Desdemona out of the burning city of Smyrna?

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

4. What does Callie witness late one night that foreshadows the violent turn that the riots will take?

5. How do Lefty's and Dr. Philobosian's paths cross?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Desdemona's transformation after Calliope's birth.

2. What does Milton do to convince the realtor to sell him Middlesex?

3. Why is Desdemona fearful about Tessie and Milton's burgeoning romantic relationship?

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

5. Describe Calliope's baptism.

6. Compare Milton's and Mike Antoniou's views on religion.

7. What is the conflict between Desdemona and Lefty in the chapter "Marriage on Ice"?

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

9. Describe the village of Bithynios.

10. Why does Lefty visit the town of Bursa so often?

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