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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 kind of food did Balakian's mother claim was not fresh at the French restaurant?
(a) Fish.
(b) Beef.
(c) Pate.
(d) Chicken.

2. Who signed the documents outlining the Turkish plan for the extermination of the Armenian nation?
(a) Enver Pasha.
(b) Djemal Pasha.
(c) Talaat Pasha.
(d) Abdul Hamid.

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

4. What food did Balakian's mother bring when she visited during the talk by Allen Ginsberg?
(a) Stuffed grape leaves.
(b) Kebabs.
(c) Lasagne.
(d) Baklava.

5. What prize did William Saroyan turn down for his play, "The Time of Your Life," in 1943?
(a) PEN.
(b) Tony.
(c) Pulitzer.
(d) Nobel.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the death march Dovey was on, what did the Armenians eat when they were near the Roman ruins at Ourfa?

2. In what year did Balakian first discover a love for poetry while in English class?

3. What was the lowest mark Balakian's female relatives gave to the houses they viewed during their Sunday drives?

4. How was Dovey related to Balakian's grandmother?

5. Approximately how many Armenians were slaughtered in Diarbekir in 1915?

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