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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Father.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children were in the Wall family?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

2. What colors were the threads on the brocade of Mr. Blumenthal's yarmulke?
(a) Blue and yellow.
(b) Blue and gold.
(c) Silver and blue.
(d) Silver and gold.

3. What is pakht?
(a) The force of fate.
(b) Dreams.
(c) The force of love.
(d) Love.

4. At what age did Balakian's father leave France for the United States?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What popular song was played at Lenny Cohen's bar mitzvah?

2. What singer did the man in the motorcycle jacket on the bus remind Peter of?

3. How many months worth of canned evaporated milk were Americans advised to have on hand during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

4. Where had Balakian learned the stories of the Bible?

5. In what year was Balakian sick with the measles?

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