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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI: Commemoration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the author's family move to Tenafly, New Jersey?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

2. Where did Franklin Delano Roosevelt attend prep school?
(a) Groton.
(b) Lawrenceville.
(c) Andover.
(d) Exeter.

3. In what year did Balakian's grandmother give a commemorative speech about the genocide?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1939.

4. How many miles away was Tenafly from Teaneck?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.

5. In what year did Auntie Lu's father arrive in New Jersey?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1903.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Balakian sick with the measles?

2. In what year did Balakian first discover a love for poetry while in English class?

3. Why was Dr. Reyhadi refused admittance into the Balakian's country club?

4. What disease did Balakian's grandmother almost die from when the family was in Aleppo?

5. What anniversary was the Soviet Armenian Republic celebrating when Balakian's father wrote to his son at college urging him to learn more about the country?

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