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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Wolverette.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What industry is the Temple No. 1 involved in?
(a) Cigar rolling.
(b) Tool and dye manufacturing.
(c) Bootlegging.
(d) Raising silkworms and weaving silk fabric.

2. Why does Jimmy Fioretos call to wake Milton early one morning?
(a) The Zebra Room has been broken into.
(b) The Zebra Room has caught on fire.
(c) Race riots have begun in the city near the Zebra Room.
(d) Jimmy wants Milton to help him protect his business.

3. What happens to Milton as he is about to go into war that Desdemona believes is an answer to her prayers?
(a) He receives word that Tessie has broken off her engagement to Mike.
(b) He is injured by a fellow seaman and spends the rest of the war safely in a US hospital.
(c) He receives word that he has been accepted to the US Naval Academy and is immediately transported off of the ship.
(d) He is discharged from the Navy and is able to return to Detroit to work in the Zebra Room.

4. Who is Lefty and Desdemona's sponsor for entry into America?
(a) Their friend, Dr. Philobosian.
(b) They do not need a sponsor to enter the U.S.
(c) Captain Kontoulis.
(d) Their cousin, Sourmelina.

5. What does Callie witness late one night that foreshadows the violent turn that the riots will take?
(a) A tank rolling down the street.
(b) Milton loading a pistol with bullets.
(c) President Johnson announcing on t.v. that he is sending federal troops into Detroit.
(d) News footage of the number of deaths, injuries and fires caused during the riots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes the scenes of Milton in Navy training?

2. What is political and social climate of Detroit in this chapter?

3. Which book is the only one that Milton and Tessie complete during their quest to complete the Great Books series?

4. What does Lefty teach Desdemona to help her pass the English literacy test required for entry into America?

5. What does Desdemona promise St. Christopher she will do if Milton is spared injury in the war?

(see the answer key)

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