2. What was the lowest mark Balakian's female relatives gave to the houses they viewed during their Sunday drives?
(a) Hum hum.
(b) Ugly.
(c) F.
(d) Next.

3. Where did the Ottoman Turks originally come from?
(a) China.
(b) Mongolia.
(c) Tibet.
(d) Nepal.

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

5. What was the name of the poet with whom Balakian started his journal?
(a) William Saroyan.
(b) Jack Wheatcroft.
(c) Karl Shapiro.
(d) Bruce Smith.

6. At what age did Balakian's father leave France for the United States?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

7. To what town was Balakian taking his girlfriend when he refused to return home for his grandmother's memorial service?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Amherst.
(d) Boston.

8. In what year did Roman Emperor Constantine turn Byzantium into the imperial residence?
(a) 275 A.D.
(b) 300 A.D.
(c) 330 A.D.
(d) 430 A.D.

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

10. What is the significance of Mt. Ararat?
(a) It is where Noah's Ark reportedly landed.
(b) It is where the Ten Commandments were handed down.
(c) It is where Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son.
(d) It is where the Armenian people accepted Christianity.

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

12. Where had Balakian learned the stories of the Bible?
(a) Within the family.
(b) From his Jewish friends.
(c) Armenian Sunday school.
(d) Armenian church.

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

14. What kind of food did Balakian's mother claim was not fresh at the French restaurant?
(a) Pate.
(b) Fish.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Beef.

15. On how many hills was Constantinople built?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.