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

2. Who was Balakian's first anti-hero?
(a) James Dean.
(b) Holden Caulfield.
(c) Marlon Brando.
(d) Benjamin Braddock.

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

4. How many minutes were Balakian's phone calls restricted to when he was twelve?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

5. In what grade was Peter during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Fourth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Peter shocked to see his grandmother doing as she read late at night?

2. What is the significance of Mt. Ararat?

3. In what year did the author's family move to Tenafly, New Jersey?

4. What team was Columbia playing when the fan had a heart attack?

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

(see the answer key)

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