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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 city did Mawi's family find across the border to be filled with disease and refugees in "Memories"?
(a) Adi Wahla.
(b) Umsagata.
(c) Awad.
(d) Asmara.

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

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

4. What Christian organization helped Mawi's family in immigrating in "Coming to America"?
(a) Christian Life Organization.
(b) World Relief.
(c) Doctors Without Borders.
(d) The Red Cross.

5. Eritrea became an independent nation in what year?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eritrea has an extensive coastline along what body of water?

2. What is the capital of Eritrea?

3. What was the name of Mawi's half-sister who joined his family in immigrating to America?

4. In "The Camp," Mawi was attacked by a bully and his brother came to his rescue, but even before his brother could reach him, what happened?

5. Along with their small gardens and healthcare from the Swedish Ministry, on what did Mawi's family survive in "The Camp"?

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