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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 does Lefty do while working on the assembly line at Ford that angers some of the other workers?
(a) He speeds up his work which forces the other workers to have to work more quickly.
(b) He takes English classes at the Ford language school.
(c) He eats only traditional Greek foods for lunch.
(d) He brags about his well-to-do brother in law.

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

3. What does Lefty resolve to do after his visit to the brothel?
(a) Marry a village girl and start a family.
(b) Attend the local Greek church more often.
(c) Leave Bithynios to immigrate to America.
(d) Tell Desdemona of his feelings for her.

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

5. What is the source of Dr. Philobosian's sadness?
(a) His family was killed by the Turks.
(b) He has no where to go when he reaches America.
(c) The other passengers are cruel to Dr. Philobosian because he is Armenian.
(d) He had to leave his family behind in Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Desdemona and Lefty move to when they arrive in the United States?

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

3. What causes conflict between Jimmy and Lefty?

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

5. What does Desdemona do to help make the village girls more attractive to Lefty?

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