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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VII: Syria 2005.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the Roman ruins that Balakian wanted to visit while in Lebanon?
(a) Baalbek.
(b) Sidon.
(c) Byblos.
(d) Tyre.

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

3. What kind of car did the Aroosian women drive during their house-viewing expeditions in 1958?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) A Ford.
(c) A Chevrolet.
(d) An Oldsmobile.

4. How many Armenian children were in the school photograph taken in Aleppo in 1920?
(a) 54.
(b) 70.
(c) 64.
(d) 60.

5. In what year did Auntie Lu's father arrive in New Jersey?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress did Auntie Anna wear while delivering a talk at Balakian's college?

2. Where was Balakian giving the poetry reading which his Aunt Anna attended?

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

4. In what part of Manhattan did Aunt Anna live?

5. What was the nickname of Arkayutiun, the soup Balakian ate while sick?

(see the answer key)

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