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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 did Roman Emperor Constantine turn Byzantium into the imperial residence?
(a) 300 A.D.
(b) 330 A.D.
(c) 275 A.D.
(d) 430 A.D.

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

3. What baseball legend was Balakian reading about while he was sick with the measles?
(a) Willie Mays.
(b) Roger Maris.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Jackie Robinson.

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

5. What kind of ice cream did grandmother buy Peter when they accidentally got off the subway in Harlem?
(a) Creamsicle.
(b) Popsicle.
(c) Fudgsicle.
(d) Italian ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what school did Aunt Anna teach French?

2. What does the name Arax mean?

3. Who was Balakian's first anti-hero?

4. How many Crusades passed through Byzantium on the way to the Holy Land?

5. What fruit does the spice mahleb come from?

(see the answer key)

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