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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Days of Mischief - Coffee Tales.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Tewolde's death, Mawi was looking through his room and found a picture of a boy from _______________.
(a) South America.
(b) Asia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Sweden.

2. What refers to extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development?
(a) Kick boxing.
(b) Street fighting.
(c) Martial arts.
(d) Mud wrestling.

3. What word means to listen secretly to a private conversation?
(a) Eavesdrop.
(b) Succumb.
(c) Intercept.
(d) Overcede.

4. 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) 14.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. What is the name of the church that agreed to sponsor Mawi's family in "A New Life"?
(a) The Bethel Presbyterian Church.
(b) The First Methodist Church of Harlem.
(c) The Christian Science Ministry.
(d) The Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe his father having a fear of and the destructive power behind them in "A New Life"?

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

3. After Tewolde's death, Mawi was looking through his room and found a picture of a boy that his brother had ______________.

4. What job did Mawi and Tewolde do first in order to make money in "Libee Migbar"?

5. Where did Mawi's mother send her sons for safekeeping when the armies came close to their home in "Coffee Tales"?

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