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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. How old was Peter Balakian when his aunts began taking him on the house-viewing expeditions?
(a) Eight.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

2. What advice did Balakian (at the urging of his aunt) reluctantly seek from William Saroyan?
(a) Recommendations for typewriters.
(b) Recommendations for poetry journals.
(c) Advice on breaking into poetry.
(d) Advice on purchasing a car.

3. What is the name of the torte made with shredded wheat?
(a) Titoomov.
(b) Paklava.
(c) Nujuk.
(d) Kadayif.

4. In grandmother's dream about her friend Nevart (described in "The Woman in Blue"), what was Nevart drinking?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Beer.
(c) Rosewater.
(d) Tahn.

5. What was the name of the poetry journal Balakian founded in 1976?
(a) Graham House Review.
(b) Crabtree Lane Review.
(c) Surrealism Review.
(d) Oak Street Review.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Aunt Nona major in while at Barnard?

2. Where did the Ottoman Turks originally come from?

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

4. What book caused a racial flareup among the football players during Balakian's freshmen year at college?

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

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