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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Lefty give Desdemona for his trip into town?
(a) To court a woman he hopes to marry.
(b) To shop for groceries at the market.
(c) To sell the silk cocoons at market.
(d) To visit a local bar and brothel.

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

3. What happens to Jimmy on Lefty's and his last trip out to the lake?
(a) Jimmy crashes the Packard into a telephone pole.
(b) He and Lefty fight and Jimmy is hurt.
(c) He is caught by the police for bootlegging.
(d) The Packard breaks through the ice and sinks below the surface with Jimmy inside.

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 encourages them to practice personal hygiene.
(c) She teaches them to look like the girls in a lingerie catalog hidden in her father's dresser.
(d) She gives them sex lessons.

5. What religion do the members of Temple No. 1 practice?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Greek Orthodox Christianity.
(c) No religion. They are a business, not a church.
(d) Islam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Sourmelina's parents send her to America?

2. What does Desdemona vow to never do again after Milton's birth?

3. What medical fact does Dr. Philobosian share with Desdemona that makes her worry about her pregnancy?

4. What does Desdemona fear will happen to Lefty?

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

(see the answer key)

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