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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What injury did Balakian sustain on the football field during August practice before his sophomore year?
(a) Torn knee ligament.
(b) Heatstroke.
(c) Heat exhaustion.
(d) Pulled Achilles' heel.

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

3. Where had Balakian learned the stories of the Bible?
(a) From his Jewish friends.
(b) Armenian Sunday school.
(c) Armenian church.
(d) Within the family.

4. What Biblical figure were the Jewish boys arguing about during the baseball game in "An Armenian Jew in Suburbia"?
(a) Joshua's wife.
(b) Abraham's wife.
(c) Noah's wife.
(d) Moses' wife.

5. How many Crusades passed through Byzantium on the way to the Holy Land?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college did Balakian's father say was "better than its name"?

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

3. What is the name of the torte made with shredded wheat?

4. Approximately how many Armenians were slaughtered in Diarbekir in 1915?

5. What was the nickname of Arkayutiun, the soup Balakian ate while sick?

(see the answer key)

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