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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the bully who decided to go after Mawi's brother?
2. Mawi's parents stressed the importance of education, knowing that ____________ would be the only way they could afford college in "Playground Warfare."
3. What animals does the author remember shrieking in the beginning of "Memories"?
4. Through television, Mawi's family discovered that Americans were very concerned with cleanliness and ___________.
5. Mawi's little brother was given a name which meant ___________ in English.
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the children in Mawi's new home perceive his family, as described in "Playground Warfare"? How did they treat them?
2. How does the author describe the educational system and his interaction with other children in "The Camp"?
3. What deferred Mawi's family from leaving for America in 1982 in "Coming to America"?
4. Who led the author's family across the desert in "Memories"? How is she described?
5. Where did Mawi's family live as refugees in "The Camp"? Where did his father work?
6. How does the author describe the Sudanese rebels in "The Camp"? Where did the author's father want to go in order to find security?
7. What symbolism is employed in describing Mawi's younger brother's birth in "A New Life"?
8. What memories does the author describe of his childhood home in "Memories"? What does he question about the memories?
9. How does the author describe his origins in the Author's Note? What is the political history of this region?
10. Who agreed to sponsor Mawi's family in "A New Life"? What did Mawi's family make of the sights of Chicago?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the correlations between American and East African culture and holidays and Mawi's first impressions of Halloween. What Sudanese holiday does the author describe in "Days of Mischief"? What about Halloween attracted him and his siblings?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the settings of Adi Wahla, Ethiopia, and Sudan. Where did Mawi's family first encounter refugees in Sudan? What were the conditions like there? Also discuss the journey of Mawi's family across the desert to arrive in Sudan. What dangers did the family face?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss Mawi's experiences with bullies while staying at the refugee camp in Sudan. How did Mawi and his brother protect themselves? How was this childhood violence perceived by the adults? What did Mawi learn from his experiences fighting off bullies at the refugee camp?
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