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

2. Where had Balakian learned the stories of the Bible?
(a) Armenian Sunday school.
(b) From his Jewish friends.
(c) Within the family.
(d) Armenian church.

3. What was the nickname of Arkayutiun, the soup Balakian ate while sick?
(a) Soup of Heaven.
(b) Soup of Love.
(c) Soup of the Soul.
(d) Soup of Life.

4. What grocery store did Peter and his grandmother shop at?
(a) Kroger's.
(b) Safeway.
(c) Wegman's.
(d) A&P.

5. What poet's work was the class dissecting when Balakian challenged another student's interpretation of the words?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Hart Crane.
(d) Robert Frost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the yogurt, water, and mint drink commonly found at Balakian family gatherings?

2. What does the phrase, "Mairig Asdvadzadzeen," mean?

3. What does the name Arax mean?

4. What stock did grandmother recommend buying after she had a dream?

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

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