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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Life - Playground Warfare.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author describe his father having a fear of and the destructive power behind them in "A New Life"?
(a) Trains.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Bullets.
(d) Headlights.

2. Where was Mawi's little brother conceived?
(a) Eritrea.
(b) Egypt.
(c) China.
(d) Sudan.

3. In addition to disease and violence, Mawi's family also had to worry about _________ in "The Camp."
(a) Sudanese rebel groups.
(b) Large predatory animals.
(c) The Inited Nations.
(d) The Egytian military.

4. What country borders Eritrea to the southeast?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Djibouti.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Nigeria.

5. Where did Mawi's family have a house before they left to become refugees in "Memories"?
(a) Kano, Nigeria.
(b) Gonder, Ethiopia.
(c) Lagos, Nigeria.
(d) Adi Wahla, Ethiopia.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mawi's father, angels often appeared in what form?

2. Where did Mawi's mother take him and his siblings to find their father in "Memories"?

3. How much older was Tewolde than Mawi?

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

5. What was the name of the author's older brother?

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