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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Making of a Man - Eyeing the Mountaintop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the author's older brother?
(a) Tsege.
(b) Haileab.
(c) Tewolde.
(d) Kiros.

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

3. Haileab earned further education and became what as opposed to a full-fledged doctor?
(a) An X-Ray technician.
(b) An advanced dresser.
(c) An MRI technician.
(d) A phlebotomy technician.

4. Where did Mawi and Tewolde take their second job?
(a) A cleaning service.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A dog groomer.
(d) A movie theatre.

5. Why did Haileab's family have to relocate in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) They couldn't afford increased rent.
(b) Mawi got a job in Seattle.
(c) Their house burned down.
(d) Their house was demolished in a tornado.

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 man that Tewolde took the weight bench to in "Libee Migbar" was the same man from where?

3. In "Eyeing the Mountaintop," Mawi realized that his family was unique and that not everybody looked for _______________.

4. Who offered Mawi a full-tuition scholarship?

5. What country borders Eritrea to the west?

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