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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Life - Playground Warfare.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animals does the author remember shrieking in the beginning of "Memories"?
(a) Bats.
(b) Lions.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Lemurs.

2. What would bullies draw over Mehret's locker in "Playground Warfare"?
(a) Hearts.
(b) Rainbows.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Skeletons.

3. Where did Mawi's family have a house before they left to become refugees in "Memories"?
(a) Adi Wahla, Ethiopia.
(b) Gonder, Ethiopia.
(c) Lagos, Nigeria.
(d) Kano, Nigeria.

4. How old was Mawi's older brother when his family departed across the desert as refugees in "Memories"?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 14.
(d) 8.

5. What is the name of Mawi's little brother who was born in "A New Life"?
(a) Jake.
(b) Kiros.
(c) Haileab.
(d) Hntsa-Eyesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the first two weeks that Mawai's family lived in the United States, they shared a two bedroom hotel room in what city?

2. The author describes a visit from two people from their country who brought the family ______________.

3. What upper middle class community did Mawi's family move to upon finding a sponsor in "A New Life"?

4. In "The Camp," Mawi was attacked by a bully and his brother came to his rescue, but even before his brother could reach him, what happened?

5. What was the name of the bully who decided to go after Mawi's brother?

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