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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Balakian sick with the measles?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1962.

2. What is the name of the yogurt, water, and mint drink commonly found at Balakian family gatherings?
(a) Bereks.
(b) Kadayif.
(c) Tourshi.
(d) Tahn.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About how many words did the World Book encyclopedia have on Armenia when Balakian tried to research his culture?

3. What baseball team did Peter and his grandmother root for?

4. Who was Balakian's first anti-hero?

5. At what school did Aunt Anna teach French?

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