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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 color were the kitchen cabinets in the Balakian's new home in Tenafly?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Oak.
(c) Maple.
(d) Pine.

2. What advice did Balakian (at the urging of his aunt) reluctantly seek from William Saroyan?
(a) Advice on breaking into poetry.
(b) Recommendations for poetry journals.
(c) Recommendations for typewriters.
(d) Advice on purchasing a car.

3. In what year did Balakian first discover a love for poetry while in English class?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1966.

4. What does the name Arax mean?
(a) Current.
(b) Turbulence.
(c) Peace.
(d) Prosperity.

5. In what year was Morgenthau appointed ambassador to Turkey?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1908.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the private school Balakian was made to attend for high school?

2. What is lokma?

3. What disease did Balakian's grandmother almost die from when the family was in Aleppo?

4. What baseball team did Peter and his grandmother root for?

5. What treatment did Balakian's grandmother receive after suffering a breakdown because of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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