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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Balakian learned the stories of the Bible?
(a) Within the family.
(b) Armenian Sunday school.
(c) From his Jewish friends.
(d) Armenian church.

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

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

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

5. In what French town did Balakian's parents end up at a police station, after a dispute at a restaurant?
(a) Nice.
(b) Nimes.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the torte made with shredded wheat?

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

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

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

5. What was the lowest mark Balakian's female relatives gave to the houses they viewed during their Sunday drives?

(see the answer key)

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