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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 popular song was played at Lenny Cohen's bar mitzvah?
(a) I Want to Hold Your Hand.
(b) Mack the Knife.
(c) Heartbreak Hotel.
(d) The Twist.

2. How many months worth of canned evaporated milk were Americans advised to have on hand during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Twelve monhs.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Twenty-four months.

3. What junk food did Balakian reminisce about eating at the Dillstein's house?
(a) Ding-Dongs.
(b) Hostess Cupcakes.
(c) Mallomars.
(d) Devil Dogs.

4. Whose biography was Peter's grandmother reading when he came down late at night to get a bite to eat?
(a) Teddy Roosevelt.
(b) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(c) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

5. How many children were in the Wall family?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the phrase, "Mairig Asdvadzadzeen," mean?

2. What stock did grandmother recommend buying after she had a dream?

3. In what year did the book open?

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

5. What kind of food did Balakian's mother claim was not fresh at the French restaurant?

(see the answer key)

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