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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What would bullies draw over Mehret's locker in "Playground Warfare"?
(a) Rainbows.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Skeletons.

4. What upper middle class community did Mawi's family move to upon finding a sponsor in "A New Life"?
(a) Downers Grove.
(b) Aurora.
(c) Naperville.
(d) Wheaton.

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

6. Where did Mawi's mother come from?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Eritria.
(d) Iran.

7. What is the capital of Eritrea?
(a) Awad.
(b) Djibouti.
(c) Asmara.
(d) Adi Wahla.

8. Mawi recalls how his father was known for his skills at what in "The Camp"?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Painting.
(d) Violin.

9. Frank and Mbago were brothers from _______________.
(a) Eritrea.
(b) China.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Djibouti.

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

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

12. 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 new shirt.
(c) A twenty dollar bill.
(d) A bottle of whiskey.

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

14. Along with their small gardens and healthcare from the Swedish Ministry, on what did Mawi's family survive in "The Camp"?
(a) United Nations rations.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Migratory birds.
(d) Trapped rats.

15. What name refers to a peninsula in East Africa that juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden?
(a) The Horn of Africa.
(b) The Hand of Africa.
(c) The Foot of Africa.
(d) The Tongue of Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mawi's parents stressed the importance of education, knowing that ____________ would be the only way they could afford college in "Playground Warfare."

2. According to Mawi's father, angels often appeared in what form?

3. Through television, Mawi's family discovered that Americans were very concerned with cleanliness and ___________.

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

5. What animals does the author remember shrieking in the beginning of "Memories"?

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