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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 kind of trees do the silkworms come from?
(a) Oaks.
(b) Maples.
(c) Mulberries.
(d) Willows.

2. What was the nickname of Arkayutiun, the soup Balakian ate while sick?
(a) Soup of Love.
(b) Soup of the Soul.
(c) Soup of Heaven.
(d) Soup of Life.

3. In what year was the Armenian empire at its height?
(a) 50 BCE.
(b) 100 BCE.
(c) 50 CE.
(d) 25 BCE.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose biography was Peter's grandmother reading when he came down late at night to get a bite to eat?

2. In what grade was Peter during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

3. What colors were the threads on the brocade of Mr. Blumenthal's yarmulke?

4. What kind of ice cream did grandmother buy Peter when they accidentally got off the subway in Harlem?

5. What is the significance of Mt. Ararat?

(see the answer key)

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