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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 was Balakian's temperature when he was delirious with the measles?
(a) 102.
(b) 104.
(c) 106.
(d) 105.

2. Approximately how many Armenians were slaughtered in Diarbekir in 1915?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 75,000.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the torte made with shredded wheat?

2. At what age did Peter Balakian begin attending Columbia football games with his father?

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

4. What Biblical figure were the Jewish boys arguing about during the baseball game in "An Armenian Jew in Suburbia"?

5. At what age did Balakian's father leave France for the United States?

(see the answer key)

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