View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "maze" that Jimmy tells Lefty women should be "shut up in"?
(a) House work.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Prison.
(d) Marriage.

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

3. What does Desdemona attempt to smuggle into the U.S. in her silkworm box?
(a) Silkworm eggs.
(b) A silver spoon.
(c) Silkworms.
(d) Silkworm cocoons.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the silk Lefty sells in the market not earn much money?

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

3. What shocks Desdemona and Lefty about Sourmelina's husband, Jimmy Zismo?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are do the members of Temple No. 1 raise silkworms and produce silk fabric and clothing?

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

4. How does Jimmy Zismo change during Sourmelina's pregnancy?

5. Why do Tessie and Milton want a baby daughter so badly?

6. Describe Calliope's baptism.

7. Describe Detroit in 1967.

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

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

10. Describe Desdemona's appearance.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,090 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample