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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. Through television, Mawi's family discovered that Americans were very concerned with cleanliness and ___________.
(a) Money.
(b) Religion.
(c) Gossip.
(d) Looks.

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

3. What did Mawi's family miss the most about their homeland in "A New Life"?
(a) The language.
(b) The food.
(c) The water.
(d) The weather.

4. Mawi's father took in a homeless man and helped him. What did the man give him in return when he departed in "God's Angels"?
(a) A wallet.
(b) An address book.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A pocket knife.

5. Mawi's father told his children that they should always treat _________________well because they could turn out to be angels.
(a) Africans.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the principal sent home a note saying that the boys might be expelled, what did Mawi's father tell them to do?

3. 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?

4. What city did Mawi's family find across the border to be filled with disease and refugees in "Memories"?

5. Mawi and his brother almost died from __________________ when they were sent away from their mother.

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