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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chain of Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Balakian and his father meet the Indian dressed as a chief during their cross-country tour?
(a) Yellowstone.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Arizona.
(d) The Black Hills.

2. In what year did Balakian first discover a love for poetry while in English class?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1966.

3. In what grade was Peter during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Fifth.

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

5. What was the name of the private school Balakian was made to attend for high school?
(a) Marbury.
(b) Tanglewood.
(c) Lawrenceville.
(d) Englewood.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Balakian's father leave France for the United States?

2. How many children were in the Wall family?

3. What advice did Balakian (at the urging of his aunt) reluctantly seek from William Saroyan?

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

5. Where did the Ottoman Turks originally come from?

(see the answer key)

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