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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Bloody News, Through Page 198.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food did Balakian's mother bring when she visited during the talk by Allen Ginsberg?
(a) Kebabs.
(b) Stuffed grape leaves.
(c) Lasagne.
(d) Baklava.

2. About how many Armenians were sent on the forced marches into the desert during the first six months of the genocide?
(a) 1.8 million.
(b) 1.2 million.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 800,000.

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

4. What did Talaat Pasha predict the economic loss of the Armenians would be when he spoke to Morgenthau?
(a) Ten million pounds.
(b) Two million pounds.
(c) Five million pounds.
(d) Seven million pounds.

5. What was the lowest mark Balakian's female relatives gave to the houses they viewed during their Sunday drives?
(a) F.
(b) Hum hum.
(c) Next.
(d) Ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what New Jersey town did Bedros Aroosian work in the silk mills?

2. What was Balakian's temperature when he was delirious with the measles?

3. What injury did Balakian sustain on the football field during August practice before his sophomore year?

4. What is involved in the torture method called bastinado?

5. How many miles away was Tenafly from Teaneck?

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