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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. Who met Mawi's family at the airport upon their arrival in the United States in "A New Life"?
(a) World Relief workers.
(b) Mawi's uncle.
(c) Christian Scientists.
(d) U.S. Diplomats.

2. What refers to an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation, and political power?
(a) Minority.
(b) Caste.
(c) Clergy.
(d) Majority.

3. Mawi and his brother remembered a story their father had told them about a boy who died for ___________________.
(a) Not praying.
(b) Jay walking.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Murder.

4. For how long was Mawi separated from his father while in Africa during his childhood?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. What year was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1992.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who found Mawi and his brother after they knocked down a parking meter?

2. What was the name of the woman who would take the children to the college to play soccer and play on the playground in "God's Angels"?

3. How far did Mawi run to get to athletic practices at the school?

4. When a bully came after Mawi and pressed them into a fence, who came to his aid?

5. What job did Mawi's father take upon moving to the United States?

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