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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. The author describes a visit from two people from their country who brought the family ______________.
(a) Money.
(b) Native clothing.
(c) Native food.
(d) Extended visas.

2. What did Mawi's family miss the most about their homeland in "A New Life"?
(a) The water.
(b) The food.
(c) The weather.
(d) The language.

3. Where was Mawi's little brother conceived?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Eritrea.
(c) China.
(d) Sudan.

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Irony.

5. What city did Mawi's family find across the border to be filled with disease and refugees in "Memories"?
(a) Umsagata.
(b) Asmara.
(c) Awad.
(d) Adi Wahla.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories was the house that Mawi's family moved into in "A New Life"?

2. What is the name of the church that agreed to sponsor Mawi's family in "A New Life"?

3. What was the name of the woman who helped Mawi's family find a sponsor in the area in "A New Life"?

4. In his native language, the author's true name means ___________________.

5. With what song would bullies serenade Mehret?

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