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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Mother.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What singer did the man in the motorcycle jacket on the bus remind Peter of?
(a) Roy Orbison.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Jerry Lee Lewis.
(d) Buddy Holly.

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

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

4. What is the name of the yogurt, water, and mint drink commonly found at Balakian family gatherings?
(a) Tourshi.
(b) Tahn.
(c) Kadayif.
(d) Bereks.

5. What stock did grandmother recommend buying after she had a dream?
(a) IBM.
(b) AT&T.
(c) GE.
(d) NBC.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles away was Tenafly from Teaneck?

2. What is berek?

3. What fruit does the spice mahleb come from?

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

5. What kind of trees do the silkworms come from?

(see the answer key)

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