1 What gender does Desdemona predict Cal will be? She can't make a prediction Male Intersex Female 2 What instrument does Desdemona use to guess Cal's gender? A watch A stethoscope A silver spoon Tarot cards 3 What gender do Tessie and Milton hope their child is? Female Intersex Male They don't care 4 What happens to convince Tessie to try to have a girl? Milton finally breaks down her wall by pleading ceaselessly Desdemona predicts that her next child will be a girl. Father Mike convinces her that it is the right thing to do. She meets a mysterious little girl at church who charms her with her large vocabulary 5 What is Lefty doing when he has his first stroke? Helping with Cal's birth Praying at church Reading his fortune in his coffee grounds Cracking an egg at Easter 6 What do Desdemona and Lefty sell for a living? Silk cocoons Figs Hashish Grape leaves 7 What is Lefty's shameful secret when he is young? He has a gambling addiction He has a hashish addiction He is attracted to his sister He sleeps around with all the girls in the village 8 Why doesn't Dr. Philobosian want to leave Smyrna with Desdemona and Lefty? His family doesn't want to leave He can make a huge profit with the Turks He is promised a position as Kemal's physician His whole family has been killed and he is suicidal 9 Where does the Turkish massacre of the Greeks and Armenians occur? Bithynios Athens Constantinople Smyrna 10 What nationality do Lefty and Desdemona pretend to be to escape? Turkish British American French 11 Where do Desdemona and Lefty get married? In America On the boat to America In Athens In Bursa 12 What item serves as an aphrodisiac for Desdemona and Lefty? Her hair Her wedding corset Her silk stockings Her silver spoon 13 What shape was Detroit city planned to be originally? A rectangle A grid A circle A wheel 14 Why doesn't Dr. Philobosian come to Detroit at the same time as Desdemona and Lefty? There is a larger need for doctors in New York He tries to commit suicide and is institutionalized He develops an eye condition on the ship He is sent back to Greece 15 Why is Desdemona upset at Ellis Island? The YWCA cuts off her hair She doesn't like the crowds of other immigrants They are quarantined there for a month It smells awful 16 Where does Lefty first get a job? With Jimmy Zizmo At a deli The Ford Motor Company On a train 17 What is the name of Lefty's school pageant? The American Dream Ford English School Melting Pot The Minotaur The Assembly Line 18 Why does Lefty get fired? Jimmy Zizmo's police record He has anarchist leanings His hygiene is too poor He can't speak English 19 What is Jimmy Zizmo's actual job? He is a bootlegger He owns a speakeasy He is a gambler He works at Ford 20 What does Dr. Philobosian warn Desdemona and Lina about? Favus The dangers of miscarriage Inbreeding The Turkish invasion 21 Why does Jimmy drive Lefty onto the ice? To run a drug deal To escape the police To threaten him To fight a gang 22 What is Jimmy suspicious of? Lina doesn't love him Lina is a lesbian Lina is cheating with Lefty Lina is cheating with another bootlegger 23 What is strange about Jimmy's funeral? They couldn't find the body Lina refused to attend it No one showed up The church wouldn't let them have one 24 What does Lefty do to make money? He goes back to work at Ford He works as a translator He starts a speakeasy He starts teaching Greek 25 Why is Lefty and Desdemona's marriage tense? Lefty is having affairs with other women She is afraid to sleep with him and get pregnant Desdemona was in love with Jimmy Lina is constantly getting between them
