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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the phrase, "Mairig Asdvadzadzeen," mean?
(a) Holy Spirit.
(b) Holy Ghost.
(c) Mother of God.
(d) Son of God.

2. How old was Peter Balakian when his aunts began taking him on the house-viewing expeditions?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

3. In grandmother's dream about her friend Nevart (described in "The Woman in Blue"), what was Nevart drinking?
(a) Beer.
(b) Tahn.
(c) Rosewater.
(d) Whiskey.

4. What kind of food did Balakian's mother claim was not fresh at the French restaurant?
(a) Beef.
(b) Pate.
(c) Fish.
(d) Chicken.

5. Whose voice did Balakian describe as hitting him "as broken glass under a tire"?
(a) Jackie Wilson.
(b) Roy Orbison.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Bob Dylan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the book open?

2. In what French town did Balakian's parents end up at a police station, after a dispute at a restaurant?

3. How many months worth of canned evaporated milk were Americans advised to have on hand during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

4. What popular song was played at Lenny Cohen's bar mitzvah?

5. What does the name Arax mean?

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