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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Tiresias In Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Milton seduce Tessie?
(a) By complimenting her baking skills.
(b) By playing her favorite songs on her clarinet.
(c) By playing his clarinet against her skin.
(d) By joining the Navy.

3. Which of Callie's physical changes most annoys Tessie?
(a) The lowering of her voice.
(b) Her long, thick hair.
(c) Menstruation.
(d) Her height.

4. What does Desdemona do following Lefty's death?
(a) She moves from the guest house into the main house at Middlesex.
(b) She moves to the Southwest with Sourmelina.
(c) She climbs into her bed and does not leave it for ten years.
(d) She wails and throws herself on his coffin.

5. What tragic event occurs on the same day as Calliope's birth?
(a) Her grandfather dies.
(b) The Korean War begins.
(c) Her grandfather has his first stroke.
(d) Callie's parents discover she has a rare genetic disorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lefty decide to do to earn money to support his family after Jimmy Zismo's death?

2. What is located in Desdemona's hope chest that she fears she will never use?

3. What is the only article of modern technology does the superstitious and traditional Desdemona embraces?

4. Which book is the only one that Milton and Tessie complete during their quest to complete the Great Books series?

5. What is unique about Calliope's fifth chromosome?

(see the answer key)

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