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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Bloody News, From Page 199 Through Page 269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What California town was the Armenian-American writer William Saroyan from?
(a) Fresno.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Lodi.
(d) Oakland.

2. How did Dovey's daughter Margaret die?
(a) Breast cancer.
(b) Brain tumor.
(c) Skin cancer.
(d) Leukemia.

3. In what city did Balakian's co-worker Jimmy grow up?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Durham.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Charleston.

4. What does the name Arax mean?
(a) Turbulence.
(b) Current.
(c) Peace.
(d) Prosperity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What team was Columbia playing when the fan had a heart attack?

2. What Biblical figure were the Jewish boys arguing about during the baseball game in "An Armenian Jew in Suburbia"?

3. What is a hamal?

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

5. Whose biography was Peter's grandmother reading when he came down late at night to get a bite to eat?

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