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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 did Mawi realize his father had been at the end of "The Unmaking of a Man"?

2. On what date was Mawi Asgedom born?

3. What library did Mawi and his brother often go to in "Libee Migbar"?

4. At what nearby college did Mawi use the sports facilities to exercise growing up?

5. What did Mawi ask the universities he applied to to waive in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Tewolde and Mawi take the weight bench in "Libee Migbar"? What discovery did Mawi make of his brother?

2. Where did Haileab find control in his life, according to the author in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

3. How did Tewolde acquire a weight bench in "Libee Migbar"? Whom did he ask to help transport it?

4. What led to Mawi's father leaving alone for Sudan, as related in "The Making of a Man"?

5. What did Mawi know not to discuss with his parents as a child? How did he and his brother learn about the past in "Coffee Tales"?

6. What did Tewolde hope to accomplish with his business in "Libee Migbar"? What happened instead?

7. Where does Mawi describe his father reciting poetry in "The Unmaking of a Man"? What did he think of the poetry?

8. How did Mawi's father come to work essentially as a doctor, as described in "The Making of a Man"?

9. How did Mawi attempt to take responsibility for his family, as related in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?

10. What led Mawi's mother to eventually leave for Sudan with her children, as revealed in "Coffee Tales"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and discuss the theme of generosity in the narrative. How did Haileab demonstrate generosity toward others? How did his actions influence those of his children? How does Tewolde symbolize generosity in the book? What influence did he have on the author?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Haileab's transformation in the U.S. Why was Haileab no longer qualified to work in medicine? What led to his unemployment? What health problems did Haileab develop? Also discuss the symbolism of beetles in the narrative. How does the beetle symbolize Haileab in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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