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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. Who was driving when the young men crashed the car in the middle of the night, in "Saturday Autumn II"?
(a) Peter Balakian.
(b) Bill Worth.
(c) Ed Harrison.
(d) Tom Shadek.

2. How many minutes were Balakian's phone calls restricted to when he was twelve?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. What popular song was played at Lenny Cohen's bar mitzvah?
(a) Heartbreak Hotel.
(b) Mack the Knife.
(c) The Twist.
(d) I Want to Hold Your Hand.

4. What is the name of the yogurt, water, and mint drink commonly found at Balakian family gatherings?
(a) Bereks.
(b) Tahn.
(c) Kadayif.
(d) Tourshi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Ottoman Turks originally come from?

2. In what year did Balakian first discover a love for poetry while in English class?

3. What anniversary was the Soviet Armenian Republic celebrating when Balakian's father wrote to his son at college urging him to learn more about the country?

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

5. In what part of Manhattan did Aunt Anna live?

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