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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What singer did the man in the motorcycle jacket on the bus remind Peter of?
(a) Jerry Lee Lewis.
(b) Buddy Holly.
(c) Roy Orbison.
(d) Elvis Presley.

3. What instrument did Balakian's cousin Haigie play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Flute.
(c) Piano.
(d) Cello.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is pakht?

2. What was the lowest mark Balakian's female relatives gave to the houses they viewed during their Sunday drives?

3. Why was Balakian's father unable to serve during World War II?

4. In what year did Balakian's father save the man having the heart attack at a Columbia game?

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

(see the answer key)

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