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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. Why is Lefty fired from the Ford automobile company?
(a) He refuses to wear traditional Greek dress in the Ford English School pageant.
(b) He is living with a man who has a criminal record (Jimmy Zismo).
(c) His work is sloppy and inaccurate.
(d) He does not pass his English language exam.

2. What does Desdemona attempt to smuggle into the U.S. in her silkworm box?
(a) Silkworms.
(b) A silver spoon.
(c) Silkworm eggs.
(d) Silkworm cocoons.

3. What does Lefty teach Desdemona to help her pass the English literacy test required for entry into America?
(a) A Bible passage about eunuchs.
(b) English phrases.
(c) Passages from the Greek Bible.
(d) A Bible passage forbidding incest.

4. 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 could not afford to support an unmarried daughter.
(d) They wanted her to find fame and fortune in America.

5. Why does the silk Lefty sells in the market not earn much money?
(a) He brings the cocoons to market too late in the day.
(b) The silk is of poor quality and can only be used to make organzine.
(c) Desdemona does not give him enough cocoons to sell.
(d) The merchants are poor and are unable to pay much for the silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Desdemona keep in the silkworm box to predict the sex of a baby?

2. What tragic event occurs on the same day as Calliope's birth?

3. Which of the following statements best describes Uncle Pete?

4. What play do the two couples go to see the night that their babies are conceived?

5. Which of the following statements best describes Lefty?

(see the answer key)

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