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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Bloody News, Through Page 198.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In grandmother's dream about her friend Nevart (described in "The Woman in Blue"), what was Nevart drinking?
(a) Beer.
(b) Rosewater.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tahn.

2. What did Aunt Nona major in while at Barnard?
(a) French.
(b) History.
(c) English.
(d) Economics.

3. Who was Balakian's first anti-hero?
(a) James Dean.
(b) Marlon Brando.
(c) Holden Caulfield.
(d) Benjamin Braddock.

4. What is involved in the torture method called bastinado?
(a) Hot pincers.
(b) Pulling out fingernails.
(c) Beating the soles of the feet.
(d) Waterboarding.

5. Where was the Armenian King Leo V buried?
(a) Paris.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) St. Denis.
(d) Nice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color were the kitchen cabinets in the Balakian's new home in Tenafly?

2. What is berek?

3. Where did Balakian and his father meet the Indian dressed as a chief during their cross-country tour?

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

5. Where did Franklin Delano Roosevelt attend prep school?

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