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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. The bully who stole Mawi's bird in "The Camp" later had to join what, where he became one of the "list of senseless casualties"?
(a) The Sudanese Republican Army.
(b) The United Nations.
(c) The Liberian liberation movement.
(d) The Ethiopian liberation movement.

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

3. What was the name of the bully who decided to go after Mawi's brother?
(a) Mike Thompson.
(b) Jake Evans.
(c) Bobby Smith.
(d) Roger Botwin.

4. Eritrea and Ethiopia had fought a civil war until what year?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1985.

5. Where did Mawi's mother come from?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Eritria.
(d) Iran.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mawi when his mother took him and his siblings to become refugees in "Memories"?

2. Mawi recalls how his father was known for his skills at what in "The Camp"?

3. What animals does the author remember shrieking in the beginning of "Memories"?

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

5. Where did Mawi's family have a house before they left to become refugees in "Memories"?

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