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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. Mawi's little brother was given a name which meant ___________ in English.
(a) "Little lion."
(b) "Gift from God."
(c) "Thank you."
(d) "Constant focus."

2. What name refers to a peninsula in East Africa that juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden?
(a) The Hand of Africa.
(b) The Foot of Africa.
(c) The Tongue of Africa.
(d) The Horn of Africa.

3. What was the name of the author's older brother?
(a) Haileab.
(b) Tewolde.
(c) Tsege.
(d) Kiros.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the Author's Note, he states that since he came to the United States, he became known by what name?

4. Where did Mawi's mother come from?

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

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