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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Note - Coming to America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what years did Mawi's family remain living in the refugee camp in "The Camp"?
(a) 1980-1983.
(b) 1978-1984.
(c) 1983-1985.
(d) 1985-1987.

2. What country borders Eritrea to the southeast?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Djibouti.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Nigeria.

3. Eritrea and Ethiopia had fought a civil war until what year?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1994.

4. Eritrea has an extensive coastline along what body of water?
(a) The Red Sea.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) The Dead Sea.
(d) The Indian Ocean.

5. What did the stranger bribe Mawi's older brother with in order to convince him to leave his homeland in "Memories"?
(a) A piece of gum.
(b) A twenty dollar bill.
(c) A new shirt.
(d) A bottle of whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In addition to disease and violence, Mawi's family also had to worry about _________ in "The Camp."

3. What country borders Eritrea to the south?

4. What does the author remember playing soccer with in his homeland in "Memories"?

5. What was the name of the author's older brother?

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