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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mike Antoniou think of Tessie's daily trips to the movie theatre?
(a) He is concerned that movie going will interfere with her volunteer duties.
(b) He is glad that she has found something that she enjoys to fill her time while he is away.
(c) He thinks that movies are immoral.
(d) He believes that it is frivolous to attend movies while the war is going on.

2. Which of the following factors complicates Tessie's relationship with Father Mike?
(a) They were engaged to be married years ago.
(b) Father Mike is married to Milton's sister.
(c) Tessie does not like Father Mike's wife, Zoe.
(d) Father Mike is embarrassed he was not promoted to the head priest position in the church.

3. What is political and social climate of Detroit in this chapter?
(a) The federal government has taken over control of the city.
(b) There is racial conflict between black and whites.
(c) There is racial harmony between blacks and whites.
(d) Poor economics have forced several local businesses to close.

4. Who marries Lefty and Desdemona on the boat?
(a) Captain Kontoulis.
(b) Dr. Philobosian.
(c) A priest traveling on the Giulia.
(d) No one, they are not married until they reach America.

5. Why does Milton decide to enlist in the Navy?
(a) He wants to escape taking over the Zebra Room as a career.
(b) He is fiercely patriotic and wants to fight to protect America.
(c) He wants to prove to Tessie that he is a strong, brave man.
(d) He is heartbroken when Tessie becomes engaged to Mike Antoniou.

6. What does Uncle Pete encourage Tessie and Milton to do to ensure their baby will be a girl?
(a) Go to church and pray that they will have a baby girl.
(b) Use a thermometer to predict Tessie's ovulation date and have sex 24 hours after she ovulates.
(c) Use in-vitro fertilization.
(d) Use a thermometer to predict Tessie's ovulation date and have sex 24 hours before she ovulates.

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

8. How does Lefty manage to keep the men in the gaming room from stealing his winnings?
(a) He fights the men and wins.
(b) He loses them all in subsequent games.
(c) He flees from the gaming room and hides.
(d) He hides them in his sock.

9. Who is Lefty and Desdemona's sponsor for entry into America?
(a) They do not need a sponsor to enter the U.S.
(b) Their friend, Dr. Philobosian.
(c) Captain Kontoulis.
(d) Their cousin, Sourmelina.

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

11. What does Desdemona vow to never do again after Milton's birth?
(a) Have another child.
(b) Tell anyone that she and Lefty are brother and sister.
(c) Predict the sex of an unborn child using her silver spoon.
(d) Care for Sourmelina's baby, Theodora.

12. Who does Desdemona hope that Tessie will marry?
(a) Milton Stephanides.
(b) Mike Antoniou.
(c) Dr. Philobosian.
(d) Gus Vasilakis.

13. What is unusual about Lefty and Desdemona's relationship?
(a) They are sexually attracted to each other even though they are brother and sister.
(b) They live alone in their family home after their parents die.
(c) They have very different interests. Lefty likes the modern, city life while Desdemona is more traditional.
(d) They are pretending to be brother and sister, but are actually involved in a romantic relationship.

14. Who does Zoe end up marrying?
(a) Milton.
(b) Dr. Philobosian.
(c) Father Mike.
(d) Chapter Eleven.

15. What helps narrator feel more masculine?
(a) Using urinals in the men's bathroom.
(b) Cigars.
(c) His full head of hair.
(d) A checked shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Desdemona admire about the women of Temple No.1?

2. What happens to Jimmy on Lefty's and his last trip out to the lake?

3. Where do Desdemona and Lefty move to in this chapter?

4. What is ironic about the fact that Milton decides to join the Navy instead of the Army?

5. What concerns Milton about Lefty's business practices at the Zebra Room?

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