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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lefty communicate with Calliope?
(a) By speaking.
(b) By making faces.
(c) By writing on his chalkboard.
(d) Using sign language.

2. What happens to Milton as he is about to go into war that Desdemona believes is an answer to her prayers?
(a) He is injured by a fellow seaman and spends the rest of the war safely in a US hospital.
(b) He receives word that he has been accepted to the US Naval Academy and is immediately transported off of the ship.
(c) He receives word that Tessie has broken off her engagement to Mike.
(d) He is discharged from the Navy and is able to return to Detroit to work in the Zebra Room.

3. Which of the following statements best describes Uncle Pete?
(a) An intellectual chiropractor.
(b) A superstitious old man.
(c) A self-made business man.
(d) A sweet natured priest.

4. What does Callie witness late one night that foreshadows the violent turn that the riots will take?
(a) News footage of the number of deaths, injuries and fires caused during the riots.
(b) A tank rolling down the street.
(c) Milton loading a pistol with bullets.
(d) President Johnson announcing on t.v. that he is sending federal troops into Detroit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chapter Eleven do after the church service that shocks and frightens Tessie?

2. What drives Desdemona and Lefty from Bithynios?

3. What is the cause of Desdemona's heart palpitations?

4. Why does Jimmy Zismo need to smuggle alcohol into the U.S. from Canada?

5. Why does the narrator say that the riots were "the best thing that ever happened to us"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Desdemona's transformation after Calliope's birth.

2. Describe Desdemona's silkworm box and its contents.

3. Why is Desdemona fearful about Tessie and Milton's burgeoning romantic relationship?

4. Describe the narrator in Book 2, Ex Ovo Omina.

5. How does Desdemona react to the speeches that she hears through the heating grates while working in the Silk Room?

6. Compare Lefty's original Zebra Room to Milton's version of the Zebra Room.

7. Why does Lefty visit the town of Bursa so often?

8. What does Milton do to convince the realtor to sell him Middlesex?

9. Why does Desdemona become concerned about her unborn child after talking with Dr. Philobosian?

10. Describe Desdemona's appearance.

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