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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Mawi's half-sister who joined his family in immigrating to America?
(a) Mulu.
(b) Hntsa-Eyesus.
(c) Tsege.
(d) Mehret.

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

3. Mawi's father told his children that they should always treat _________________well because they could turn out to be angels.
(a) Dogs.
(b) Africans.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Politicians.

4. Mawi's parents stressed the importance of education, knowing that ____________ would be the only way they could afford college in "Playground Warfare."
(a) Sponsors.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Scholarships.
(d) Church donations.

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

6. 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) Throw rocks.
(d) Play sports.

7. What was the name of the bully who decided to go after Mawi's brother?
(a) Jake Evans.
(b) Mike Thompson.
(c) Roger Botwin.
(d) Bobby Smith.

8. What place did Mawi's father tell his family was the land of paradise in "The Camp"?
(a) Egypt.
(b) South America.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Amerikha.

9. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 14.
(d) 6.

10. When they were still in elementary school, Mawi's brother told him stories about five brothers from where?
(a) India.
(b) Canada.
(c) China.
(d) Ecuador.

11. What does the author describe his father having a fear of and the destructive power behind them in "A New Life"?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Bullets.
(c) Headlights.
(d) Trains.

12. With what song would bullies serenade Mehret?
(a) "I Love You."
(b) "We Are the World."
(c) "Bo Diddly."
(d) "Give Peace a Chance."

13. After reuniting with his father, Mawi and his family found safety at a refugee camp in ___________.
(a) Asmara.
(b) Umsagata.
(c) Adi Wahla.
(d) Awad.

14. What was Mawi's father's homeland?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Eritria.
(d) Ethiopia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before a family could immigrate to the United States, they needed to do what in "Coming to America"?

2. How much older was Tewolde than Mawi?

3. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

4. In the Author's Note, he states that his true name was what?

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

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