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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 year did Auntie Lu's father arrive in New Jersey?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1903.

2. What instrument did Balakian's cousin Haigie play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Violin.
(c) Cello.
(d) Flute.

3. What is lokma?
(a) Doughnut.
(b) Kebab.
(c) Fried dough.
(d) Lamb.

4. Where did Nafina and Dovey bump into each other in New York, several years after the genocide?
(a) Saks.
(b) Macy's.
(c) Filene's.
(d) Lord and Taylor.

5. What food did Balakian's mother bring when she visited during the talk by Allen Ginsberg?
(a) Baklava.
(b) Stuffed grape leaves.
(c) Kebabs.
(d) Lasagne.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Balakian's grandmother give a commemorative speech about the genocide?

2. What happened when 2,000 starving Armenian women and children stumbled through Aleppo, Syria in 1915?

3. What does the name Arax mean?

4. What did the U.S. House of Representatives do in May 1996 as a protest against Turkish denials of the genocide?

5. What was the Syrian government doing when the bones of Der Zor victims were dug up?

(see the answer key)

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