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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Father Haileab - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions?
(a) Simile.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

2. What refers to an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation, and political power?
(a) Majority.
(b) Caste.
(c) Minority.
(d) Clergy.

3. In what year was Haileab born?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1916.

4. What month was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?
(a) October.
(b) July.
(c) January.
(d) March.

5. Haileab decided to help the neighbors by cleaning up their leaves and getting garbage out of __________________.
(a) The creek.
(b) A ditch.
(c) The lake.
(d) A storm drain.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was The Third Harmony published?

2. How far did Mawi run to get to athletic practices at the school?

3. Where did Mawi and his brother take a parking meter after knocking it down?

4. What was the name of the bully who decided to go after Mawi's brother?

5. Through television, Mawi's family discovered that Americans were very concerned with cleanliness and ___________.

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