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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Father.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Peter Balakian begin attending Columbia football games with his father?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

2. What was Balakian's temperature when he was delirious with the measles?
(a) 105.
(b) 104.
(c) 106.
(d) 102.

3. What was the nickname of Arkayutiun, the soup Balakian ate while sick?
(a) Soup of Heaven.
(b) Soup of Love.
(c) Soup of the Soul.
(d) Soup of Life.

4. What popular song was played at Lenny Cohen's bar mitzvah?
(a) Heartbreak Hotel.
(b) Mack the Knife.
(c) I Want to Hold Your Hand.
(d) The Twist.

5. In what year did the author's family move to Tenafly, New Jersey?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1960.

Short Answer Questions

1. What singer did the man in the motorcycle jacket on the bus remind Peter of?

2. How many miles away was Tenafly from Teaneck?

3. Where were Balakian and his father when the young woman spoke to the father about leaving her abusive husband?

4. In what year did Balakian's father save the man having the heart attack at a Columbia game?

5. What sports implement was hanging in the office of Dr. Cooley, the headmaster of Balakian's new private high school?

(see the answer key)

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