1. What does Callie do to try to remove the memory of having sex with Jerome?
(a) She tells Jerome to never come near her again.
(b) She confesses to the Object hoping that telling her will make her feel better.
(c) She decides to pretend like it never happened.
(d) She scrubs her body repeatedly during her morning shower.

2. What condition must Desdemona meet to be hired by the Temple No. 1?
(a) She must demonstrate that she knows how to weave silk into fabric.
(b) She must prove that she is capable of raising silk worms.
(c) She must pledge allegiance to their religious leader, Minister Fard.
(d) She must convince them that she had black ancestors.

3. What is significant about Callie's and Clementine's soak in the Middlesex hot tub?
(a) Callie injures Clementine.
(b) Lefty spies on the girls while they are in the hot tub.
(c) The girls discover their interest in water ballet.
(d) Callie discovers she is sexually attracted to girls.

4. What is unusual about Desdemona's presence on Hastings Street?
(a) Hastings Street is a long distance from her home on Hurlbut.
(b) Hastings Street is primarily a white neighborhood and Desdemona is black.
(c) Hastings Street is primarily a black neighborhood and Desdemona is white.
(d) Desdemona is dressed in traditional Greek clothing while everyone on Hastings Street is dressed in modern clothing.

5. What does Desdemona do following Lefty's death?
(a) She moves to the Southwest with Sourmelina.
(b) She climbs into her bed and does not leave it for ten years.
(c) She moves from the guest house into the main house at Middlesex.
(d) She wails and throws herself on his coffin.