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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Balakian's father unable to serve during World War II?
(a) Poor hearing.
(b) Poor eyesight.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) A limp.

2. At what age did Balakian's father leave France for the United States?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

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

4. What grocery store did Peter and his grandmother shop at?
(a) Wegman's.
(b) Safeway.
(c) A&P.
(d) Kroger's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Balakian's temperature when he was delirious with the measles?

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

3. What meat did the Balakian family frequently eat for dinner?

4. What injury did Balakian sustain on the football field during August practice before his sophomore year?

5. In grandmother's dream about her friend Nevart (described in "The Woman in Blue"), what was Nevart drinking?

(see the answer key)

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