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

2. What grocery store did Peter and his grandmother shop at?
(a) Kroger's.
(b) A&P.
(c) Wegman's.
(d) Safeway.

3. At what time did Balakian and his friend Ed Harrison routinely sneak out of their houses to explore the town?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

4. In what New Jersey town did Bedros Aroosian work in the silk mills?
(a) Teaneck.
(b) Paterson.
(c) Tenafly.
(d) Newark.

5. At what school did Aunt Anna teach French?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Vassar.
(c) CUNY.
(d) NYU.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the phrase, "Mairig Asdvadzadzeen," mean?

2. In what year did Peter's grandmother die?

3. What sports implement was hanging in the office of Dr. Cooley, the headmaster of Balakian's new private high school?

4. What is the significance of Mt. Ararat?

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

(see the answer key)

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