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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VII: Syria 2005.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what New Jersey town did Bedros Aroosian work in the silk mills?
(a) Paterson.
(b) Teaneck.
(c) Tenafly.
(d) Newark.

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

3. What kind of car did the Aroosian women drive during their house-viewing expeditions in 1958?
(a) A Ford.
(b) An Oldsmobile.
(c) A Chevrolet.
(d) A Cadillac.

4. At what school did Aunt Anna teach French?
(a) NYU.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Vassar.
(d) CUNY.

5. In what year was Balakian sick with the measles?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the death march Dovey was on, what did the Armenians eat when they were near the Roman ruins at Ourfa?

2. What is the name of the torte made with shredded wheat?

3. What is pakht?

4. What poet's work was the class dissecting when Balakian challenged another student's interpretation of the words?

5. What item, stolen from her family by the Turks, did Balakian's grandmother find in the home of a family in Aleppo?

(see the answer key)

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