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

2. Mawi's family was first cleared to go to the United States in what year?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1978.

3. In their leisure time, Mawi and his brother would go hunting with what?
(a) Boomerangs.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Spears.
(d) Slingshots.

4. How old was Mawi when his mother took him and his siblings to become refugees in "Memories"?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

5. 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) Dogs.
(d) Africans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mawi's family miss the most about their homeland in "A New Life"?

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

4. What city did Mawi's family find across the border to be filled with disease and refugees in "Memories"?

5. What would bullies draw over Mehret's locker in "Playground Warfare"?

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