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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tricknology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Sourmelina's parents send her to America?
(a) She was caught in a scandalous affair with a woman.
(b) They could not find a man to marry her in Bithynios.
(c) They wanted her to find fame and fortune in America.
(d) They could not afford to support an unmarried daughter.

2. What does the narrator say makes him/her "the most famous hermaphrodite in history"?
(a) S/he has the brain of a boy, but was raised as a girl.
(b) S/he was studied by Dr. Luce.
(c) S/he lived as a girl but had the body of a boy.
(d) S/he went to the doctor to have a sex change operation.

3. What is the fate of the Silk Room at Temple No. 1 when Elijah Muhammed takes over as leader after Fard's arrest.?
(a) It closes.
(b) It is relocated to a new building.
(c) It is downsized.
(d) It is expanded.

4. Where do Desdemona and Lefty move to when they arrive in the United States?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Grosse Pointe.
(c) New Smyrna.
(d) New York City.

5. What does Desdemona fear will happen to Lefty?
(a) He will become a smoker and alcoholic.
(b) He will marry an unattractive Turkish woman.
(c) He will never marry and will die alone.
(d) He will marry a village girl and will leave Desdemona alone to care for the cocoonery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Desdemona over hear through the heating vents in the Silk Room of the Temple No. 1?

2. What reason does Lefty give Desdemona for his trip into town?

3. What is unusual about Lefty and Desdemona's relationship?

4. What is located in Desdemona's hope chest that she fears she will never use?

5. What condition must Desdemona meet to be hired by the Temple No. 1?

(see the answer key)

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