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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles away was Tenafly from Teaneck?
(a) Five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

2. What fruit does the spice mahleb come from?
(a) Pomegranate.
(b) Plum.
(c) Fig.
(d) Wild cherry.

3. According to Armenian legend, what animal was Adam's first companion in the Garden of Eden?
(a) Snake.
(b) Musk ox.
(c) Elk.
(d) Tiger.

4. What was Peter shocked to see his grandmother doing as she read late at night?
(a) Smoking a pipe.
(b) Drinking a beer.
(c) Drinking whiskey.
(d) Smoking a cigar.

5. In what French town did Balakian's parents end up at a police station, after a dispute at a restaurant?
(a) Bordeaux.
(b) Paris.
(c) Nimes.
(d) Nice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In grandmother's dream about her friend Nevart (described in "The Woman in Blue"), what was Nevart drinking?

2. What Biblical figure were the Jewish boys arguing about during the baseball game in "An Armenian Jew in Suburbia"?

3. What junk food did Balakian reminisce about eating at the Dillstein's house?

4. What does the name Arax mean?

5. What grocery store did Peter and his grandmother shop at?

(see the answer key)

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