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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Silk Road.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Philobosian have that he believes will protect him from the Turks?
(a) A letter certifying that he treated the Turkish military leader.
(b) A letter certifying that he treated the Greek military leader.
(c) A successful medical practice.
(d) Money to bribe the Turkish soldiers.

2. What helps narrator feel more masculine?
(a) A checked shirt.
(b) His full head of hair.
(c) Using urinals in the men's bathroom.
(d) Cigars.

3. Which of the following statements best describes Lefty?
(a) A cruel, abusive alcoholic.
(b) A jazz loving gangster.
(c) A modern man in a traditional town.
(d) A traditional man in a modern town.

4. What does Desdemona do to help make the village girls more attractive to Lefty?
(a) She teaches them how to talk to a man in a seductive way.
(b) She gives them sex lessons.
(c) She teaches them to look like the girls in a lingerie catalog hidden in her father's dresser.
(d) She encourages them to practice personal hygiene.

5. To what religious faith does Stephanides family belong?
(a) Greek Orthodox Church.
(b) The Roman Catholic Church.
(c) The Presbyterian Church.
(d) The Church of Islam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say his purpose for telling this story?

2. Who is the narrator of the story?

3. What does Chapter Eleven do after the church service that shocks and frightens Tessie?

4. How does Lefty manage to keep the men in the gaming room from stealing his winnings?

5. What is the source of Dr. Philobosian's sadness?

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