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

2. Who was Zia Gokalp?
(a) The Turkish head of state.
(b) The Turkish propadandist.
(c) The Turkish Foreign Minister.
(d) The Turkish military commander.

3. At what time did Balakian and his friend Ed Harrison routinely sneak out of their houses to explore the town?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

4. In what year was Balakian sick with the measles?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1962.

5. What item, stolen from her family by the Turks, did Balakian's grandmother find in the home of a family in Aleppo?
(a) A rug.
(b) A wall hanging.
(c) A silver tea set.
(d) A painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of food did Balakian's mother claim was not fresh at the French restaurant?

2. What Ginsberg poem did Balakian's mother want several copies of?

3. According to Armenian legend, what animal was Adam's first companion in the Garden of Eden?

4. What is a hamal?

5. What Biblical figure were the Jewish boys arguing about during the baseball game in "An Armenian Jew in Suburbia"?

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