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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. Whom did Saroyan consider his "rival"?
(a) O'Connor.
(b) Fitzgerald.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Faulkner.

2. What injury did Balakian sustain on the football field during August practice before his sophomore year?
(a) Torn knee ligament.
(b) Heatstroke.
(c) Heat exhaustion.
(d) Pulled Achilles' heel.

3. What team was Columbia playing when the fan had a heart attack?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Yale.
(d) Princeton.

4. What popular song was played at Lenny Cohen's bar mitzvah?
(a) Heartbreak Hotel.
(b) The Twist.
(c) I Want to Hold Your Hand.
(d) Mack the Knife.

5. Where did Balakian and his father meet the Indian dressed as a chief during their cross-country tour?
(a) The Black Hills.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Yellowstone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does odar mean?

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

4. What poet's work was the class dissecting when Balakian challenged another student's interpretation of the words?

5. In what year did the Columbia Lions win the Rose Bowl?

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