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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Days of Mischief - Coffee Tales.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the principal sent home a note saying that the boys might be expelled, what did Mawi's father tell them to do?
(a) Play sports.
(b) Get jobs.
(c) Not retaliate.
(d) Throw rocks.

2. On what date was Mawi Asgedom born?
(a) October 3, 1982.
(b) May 14, 1977.
(c) September 29, 1976.
(d) June 26, 1980.

3. After Tewolde's death, Mawi was looking through his room and found a picture of a boy that his brother had ______________.
(a) Sent to China.
(b) Sponsored.
(c) Sent candy to.
(d) Gotten a wife for.

4. What word means to listen secretly to a private conversation?
(a) Intercept.
(b) Overcede.
(c) Succumb.
(d) Eavesdrop.

5. What country borders Eritrea to the west?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Djibouti.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Sudan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mawi's father's homeland?

2. In the Author's Note, he states that his true name was what?

3. According to Mawi's father, angels often appeared in what form?

4. During what years did Mawi's family remain living in the refugee camp in "The Camp"?

5. Before a family could immigrate to the United States, they needed to do what in "Coming to America"?

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