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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Desdemona visit Dr. Philobosian in this chapter?
(a) To determine whether or not she is pregnant
(b) Because she has contracted an illness from the silk workers
(c) To ask him to sterilize her so she will not be able to have more children.
(d) To have a physical examination

2. What does the narrator say makes him/her "the most famous hermaphrodite in history"?
(a) S/he was studied by Dr. Luce.
(b) S/he has the brain of a boy, but was raised as a girl.
(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 cause of Desdemona's heart palpitations?
(a) Unproductive silkworms.
(b) Grief over the deaths of her parents.
(c) A rare genetic disorder.
(d) Stress over the Greek occupation of Turkey.

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

5. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Calliope.
(b) Milton.
(c) Desdemona.
(d) Tessie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes conflict between Jimmy and Lefty?

2. What does Desdemona's mother say is critical for encourage silk worms to produce good silk?

3. How do Lefty's and Dr. Philobosian's paths cross?

4. Who does Desdemona hope that Milton will marry?

5. In the chapter "Tricknology", what does Lefty do to help supplement his income?

(see the answer key)

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