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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Note - Coming to America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the capital of Eritrea?
(a) Djibouti.
(b) Awad.
(c) Asmara.
(d) Adi Wahla.

2. After reuniting with his father, Mawi and his family found safety at a refugee camp in ___________.
(a) Awad.
(b) Asmara.
(c) Adi Wahla.
(d) Umsagata.

3. What animals does the author remember shrieking in the beginning of "Memories"?
(a) Bats.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Lions.
(d) Lemurs.

4. What place did Mawi's father tell his family was the land of paradise in "The Camp"?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Amerikha.
(d) South America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the stranger bribe Mawi's older brother with in order to convince him to leave his homeland in "Memories"?

2. What was the name of Mawi's mother?

3. What Christian organization helped Mawi's family in immigrating in "Coming to America"?

4. Eritrea became an independent nation in what year?

5. In the Author's Note, he states that his true name was what?

(see the answer key)

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