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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 country borders Eritrea to the south?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Djibouti.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Sudan.
2. Mawi's father told his children that they should always treat _________________well because they could turn out to be angels.
(a) Strangers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Africans.
(d) Dogs.
3. What did the stranger bribe Mawi's older brother with in order to convince him to leave his homeland in "Memories"?
(a) A twenty dollar bill.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A piece of gum.
(d) A new shirt.
4. What was the name of the bully who decided to go after Mawi's brother?
(a) Bobby Smith.
(b) Roger Botwin.
(c) Jake Evans.
(d) Mike Thompson.
5. Mawi's parents stressed the importance of education, knowing that ____________ would be the only way they could afford college in "Playground Warfare."
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Scholarships.
(c) Church donations.
(d) Sponsors.
Short Answer Questions
1. What animals does the author remember shrieking in the beginning of "Memories"?
2. Eritrea became an independent nation in what year?
3. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
4. What country borders Eritrea to the west?
5. What is the name of Mawi's little brother who was born in "A New Life"?
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