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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What singer did the man in the motorcycle jacket on the bus remind Peter of?
(a) Roy Orbison.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Jerry Lee Lewis.
(d) Buddy Holly.

2. What junk food did Balakian reminisce about eating at the Dillstein's house?
(a) Ding-Dongs.
(b) Hostess Cupcakes.
(c) Mallomars.
(d) Devil Dogs.

3. In what New Jersey town did Bedros Aroosian work in the silk mills?
(a) Newark.
(b) Tenafly.
(c) Teaneck.
(d) Paterson.

4. What team was Columbia playing when the fan had a heart attack?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Yale.

5. What sports implement was hanging in the office of Dr. Cooley, the headmaster of Balakian's new private high school?
(a) A lacrosse stick.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A soccer ball.
(d) A tennis racket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stock did grandmother recommend buying after she had a dream?

2. At what age did Balakian's father leave France for the United States?

3. How many minutes were Balakian's phone calls restricted to when he was twelve?

4. Who was driving when the young men crashed the car in the middle of the night, in "Saturday Autumn II"?

5. According to Armenian legend, what animal was Adam's first companion in the Garden of Eden?

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