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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Bloody News, From Page 199 Through Page 269.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What stock did grandmother recommend buying after she had a dream?
(a) GE.
(b) IBM.
(c) AT&T.
(d) NBC.

3. What was the lowest mark Balakian's female relatives gave to the houses they viewed during their Sunday drives?
(a) F.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Hum hum.
(d) Next.

4. What is the name of the torte made with shredded wheat?
(a) Titoomov.
(b) Paklava.
(c) Nujuk.
(d) Kadayif.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Saroyan consider his "rival"?

2. What does the name Arax mean?

3. What advice did Balakian (at the urging of his aunt) reluctantly seek from William Saroyan?

4. Where were Balakian and his father when the young woman spoke to the father about leaving her abusive husband?

5. For what did Balakian win a trophy at the end of his first year at the private high school?

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