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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Peter's grandmother die?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1965.

2. Whose voice did Balakian describe as hitting him "as broken glass under a tire"?
(a) Jackie Wilson.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Roy Orbison.

3. What is the significance of Mt. Ararat?
(a) It is where the Ten Commandments were handed down.
(b) It is where Noah's Ark reportedly landed.
(c) It is where the Armenian people accepted Christianity.
(d) It is where Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son.

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

5. What meat did the Balakian family frequently eat for dinner?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Beef.
(d) Goat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose biography was Peter's grandmother reading when he came down late at night to get a bite to eat?

2. In what year did the book open?

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

4. What kind of car did the Aroosian women drive during their house-viewing expeditions in 1958?

5. What singer did the man in the motorcycle jacket on the bus remind Peter of?

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