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

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

3. According to Armenian legend, what animal was Adam's first companion in the Garden of Eden?
(a) Musk ox.
(b) Elk.
(c) Snake.
(d) Tiger.

4. How many minutes were Balakian's phone calls restricted to when he was twelve?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

5. Where were Balakian and his father when the young woman spoke to the father about leaving her abusive husband?
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Balakian's temperature when he was delirious with the measles?

2. At what school did Aunt Anna teach French?

3. In what year was the Armenian empire at its height?

4. How old was Peter Balakian when his aunts began taking him on the house-viewing expeditions?

5. How many miles away was Tenafly from Teaneck?

(see the answer key)

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