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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. What singer did the man in the motorcycle jacket on the bus remind Peter of?
(a) Buddy Holly.
(b) Jerry Lee Lewis.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Roy Orbison.

2. What is berek?
(a) A rice dish.
(b) A pistachio dessert.
(c) Cheese-filled filo triangles.
(d) Kebabs.

3. In what year did Balakian first discover a love for poetry while in English class?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1966.

4. What baseball legend was Balakian reading about while he was sick with the measles?
(a) Roger Maris.
(b) Willie Mays.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Jackie Robinson.

5. In what part of Syria is Der Zor located?
(a) Western.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Northern.
(d) Southern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grocery store did Peter and his grandmother shop at?

2. Where did Nafina and Dovey bump into each other in New York, several years after the genocide?

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

4. What sports implement was hanging in the office of Dr. Cooley, the headmaster of Balakian's new private high school?

5. Where were Balakian and his father when the young woman spoke to the father about leaving her abusive husband?

(see the answer key)

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