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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. How was Tewolde killed in his senior year of high school?
(a) He was hit by a drunk driver.
(b) He had a brain aneurysm.
(c) He fell down a flight of stairs.
(d) He was shot while jogging.

2. 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 new shirt.
(c) A piece of gum.
(d) A bottle of whiskey.

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

4. Haileab surmised that if he went by himself to Sudan, the rebels would think he was just going to __________________.
(a) Buy supplies.
(b) See the sights.
(c) See his family.
(d) Donate money.

5. What quickly became the favorite American holiday of Mawi and his siblings in "Days of Mischief"?
(a) Flag Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) The Fourth of July.
(d) Halloween.

Short Answer Questions

1. What forced Haileab into unemployment in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

2. Where did Mawi's family have a house before they left to become refugees in "Memories"?

3. When Mawi's brother was about to be attacked by a bully with a switchblade in "Playground Warfare," a van appeared carrying how many large black men?

4. Mawi's father took in a homeless man and helped him. What did the man give him in return when he departed in "God's Angels"?

5. Who suggested that Mawi apply to an Ivy League college?

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