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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 trees do the silkworms come from?
(a) Maples.
(b) Oaks.
(c) Willows.
(d) Mulberries.

2. How old was Peter Balakian when his aunts began taking him on the house-viewing expeditions?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

3. What is berek?
(a) Kebabs.
(b) A rice dish.
(c) Cheese-filled filo triangles.
(d) A pistachio dessert.

4. What kind of business did Dovey's family run in the United States?
(a) Office cleaning.
(b) Courier.
(c) Taxi.
(d) Dry cleaning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is bakshish?

2. What is the name of the torte made with shredded wheat?

3. What city managed to protect itself from Turkish invaders in the 17th century, thereby stopping the expansion of Ottoman power throughout Western Europe?

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

5. What was the name of the poetry journal Balakian founded in 1976?

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