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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) Jerry Lee Lewis.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Buddy Holly.

2. What is berek?
(a) A rice dish.
(b) A pistachio dessert.
(c) Kebabs.
(d) Cheese-filled filo triangles.

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

4. What does the phrase, "Mairig Asdvadzadzeen," mean?
(a) Holy Ghost.
(b) Son of God.
(c) Holy Spirit.
(d) Mother of God.

5. What color were the kitchen cabinets in the Balakian's new home in Tenafly?
(a) Maple.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Oak.
(d) Pine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children were in the Wall family?

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

3. What town did Balakian's grandmother mention when she was discussing the death march, as he lay in bed sick?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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