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

2. What meat did the Balakian family frequently eat for dinner?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Beef.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Goat.

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

4. What kind of ice cream did grandmother buy Peter when they accidentally got off the subway in Harlem?
(a) Fudgsicle.
(b) Creamsicle.
(c) Popsicle.
(d) Italian ice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Balakian learned the stories of the Bible?

2. In what New Jersey town did Bedros Aroosian work in the silk mills?

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

4. Who was Balakian's first anti-hero?

5. In what year did the book open?

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