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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. What surprises Cal most about Desdemona's appearance when he sees her for the first time since returning home?
(a) She has lost weight because of inactivity.
(b) She is still confined to her bed.
(c) She seems to have aged considerably.
(d) She does not have her hair in her traditional hair net.
2. What sort of business does Bob Presto own and run?
(a) An adult store.
(b) A pornographic movie making studio.
(c) A swimming pool.
(d) A strip club.
3. Why does the man who claims to have Callie want Milton to negotiate a ransom price with him?
(a) He believes he can get more money from Milton than he initially asks for.
(b) He is not sure how much Callie's return is worth to Milton.
(c) He wants to make Milton suffer even more.
(d) He wants to engage in a bargaining session.
4. What is Cal's motivation for attending the Warhol exhibit opening in Berlin?
(a) He likes the Mies van der Rohe building it is being held in.
(b) He admires Warhol's work.
(c) He must attend in an official capacity as a cultural attache.
(d) He hopes to run into Julie Kikuchi there.
5. What is Jerome's hobby?
(a) Running.
(b) Making horror movies.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Watching horror movies.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Hermaphroditus?
2. What is perplexing to Dr. Luce and his colleagues about Callie's condition?
3. Which of the following does NOT occur at the hunting lodge?
4. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Callie is concerned about her upcoming appointment with Dr. Bauer?
5. What role is Callie assigned in her English class production of Antigone?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the connection between the mulberry tree outside of Middlesex and the silk industry?
2. How does Tessie react to the fight that Milton has with the men during Sunday dinner?
3. How does Milton attempt to down play Callie's condition when telling her about the course of treatment?
4. How do Milton and Chapter Eleven attempt to "bury the hatchet" when Chapter Eleven returns home to support his parents following Callie's disappearance?
5. Describe the circumstances leading to Callie's injury.
6. Describe Dr. Luce's office.
7. Why does Father Mike pretend to be Callie's kidnapper?
8. Describe the series of drivers who pick Cal/Callie up while s/he is hitch hiking.
9. Compare Milton's and Tessie's thoughts about Cal's hermaphroditism after she disappears
10. Why does Callie have sex with Jerome?
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