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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many katchkars were at the Holy Martyrs Armenian Church in Der Zor?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eight.

2. What is the traditional day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide?
(a) April 24.
(b) April 18.
(c) April 30.
(d) May 24.

3. Why was Dr. Reyhadi refused admittance into the Balakian's country club?
(a) He was Muslim.
(b) He was Jewish.
(c) He was Persian.
(d) He was black.

4. What job was Balakian working at when he began reading as much as he could about the Armenian genocide, in "Before the Nazis"?
(a) UPS deliver man.
(b) Cabbie.
(c) Mail runner.
(d) Bike messenger.

5. Where was the Armenian King Leo V buried?
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Paris.
(c) Nice.
(d) St. Denis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month and year did Balakian's grandmother initiate formal compensation claims against the Turkish government?

2. Who was Zia Gokalp?

3. What is a hamal?

4. According to a 1996 article in the New York Times, what did Turkey lead all other nations in?

5. How long had Balakian's father known Dr. Reynadi?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Aunt Gladys, why did the Armenians in America never talk about the genocide?

2. What did Dovey mean when she said that Turkish culture was theft?

3. Why did the Armenians form reform movements under Ottoman rule during the 1890s?

4. How has the Turkish government used its influence to prevent honest discussion of the Armenian genocide over the years?

5. What was Nafina's reaction to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor?

6. Why is Der Zor considered the Armenian equivalent of Auschwitz?

7. What was significant about Nafina's attempt to seek compensation from the Turkish government by filing documents in the United States?

8. What was the deeper significance of the way in which Dovey's father was killed?

9. Why was Balakian so affected by his visit to Aleppo, Syria?

10. How did writing the poem, "The History of Armenia," help Balakian process his new knowledge of his people's history?

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