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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Father.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What baseball legend was Balakian reading about while he was sick with the measles?
(a) Jackie Robinson.
(b) Babe Ruth.
(c) Roger Maris.
(d) Willie Mays.

2. What was Balakian's temperature when he was delirious with the measles?
(a) 102.
(b) 105.
(c) 106.
(d) 104.

3. What Biblical figure were the Jewish boys arguing about during the baseball game in "An Armenian Jew in Suburbia"?
(a) Moses' wife.
(b) Noah's wife.
(c) Joshua's wife.
(d) Abraham's wife.

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

5. About how many words did the World Book encyclopedia have on Armenia when Balakian tried to research his culture?
(a) 500.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 400.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the nickname of Arkayutiun, the soup Balakian ate while sick?

3. Where were Balakian and his father when the young woman spoke to the father about leaving her abusive husband?

4. What is the significance of Mt. Ararat?

5. In what year was Balakian sick with the measles?

(see the answer key)

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