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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Bloody News, From Page 199 Through Page 269.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What poet's work was the class dissecting when Balakian challenged another student's interpretation of the words?
(a) Hart Crane.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) William Butler Yeats.

3. At what age did Aunt Nona begin institutional schooling?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fourteen.

4. What baseball team did Peter and his grandmother root for?
(a) New York Yankees.
(b) New York Mets.
(c) Chicago White Sox.
(d) Philadelphia Phillies.

5. What degree was Balakian's girlfriend working on when he visited her, instead of going to his grandmother's memorial service?
(a) Medical degree.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) MBA.
(d) Law degree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of Arkayutiun, the soup Balakian ate while sick?

2. What town did Balakian's grandmother mention when she was discussing the death march, as he lay in bed sick?

3. What does the name Arax mean?

4. In what year did Balakian's father save the man having the heart attack at a Columbia game?

5. Until what year were Christians forbidden to serve in the Ottoman army?

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