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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 does the name Arax mean?
(a) Prosperity.
(b) Current.
(c) Turbulence.
(d) Peace.

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

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

4. What is the name of the torte made with shredded wheat?
(a) Nujuk.
(b) Kadayif.
(c) Titoomov.
(d) Paklava.

5. What fruit does the spice mahleb come from?
(a) Wild cherry.
(b) Pomegranate.
(c) Fig.
(d) Plum.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the book open?

2. According to Armenian legend, what animal was Adam's first companion in the Garden of Eden?

3. What Biblical figure were the Jewish boys arguing about during the baseball game in "An Armenian Jew in Suburbia"?

4. What grocery store did Peter and his grandmother shop at?

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

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