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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chain of Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Balakian and his father when the young woman spoke to the father about leaving her abusive husband?
(a) California.
(b) Washington.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Idaho.

2. What was the name of the poetry journal Balakian founded in 1976?
(a) Crabtree Lane Review.
(b) Surrealism Review.
(c) Graham House Review.
(d) Oak Street Review.

3. In what year did Balakian's father save the man having the heart attack at a Columbia game?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1955.

4. At what time did Balakian and his friend Ed Harrison routinely sneak out of their houses to explore the town?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 1 a.m.

5. What kind of trees do the silkworms come from?
(a) Oaks.
(b) Mulberries.
(c) Maples.
(d) Willows.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was driving when the young men crashed the car in the middle of the night, in "Saturday Autumn II"?

3. What junk food did Balakian reminisce about eating at the Dillstein's house?

4. How many miles away was Tenafly from Teaneck?

5. What Ginsberg poem did Balakian's mother want several copies of?

(see the answer key)

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