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

2. Along with their small gardens and healthcare from the Swedish Ministry, on what did Mawi's family survive in "The Camp"?
(a) United Nations rations.
(b) Migratory birds.
(c) Trapped rats.
(d) Crickets.

3. What does the author remember playing soccer with in his homeland in "Memories"?
(a) Knots of old clothes.
(b) Balls of twine.
(c) Coconuts.
(d) Rocks.

4. In their leisure time, Mawi and his brother would go hunting with what?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Slingshots.
(c) Spears.
(d) Boomerangs.

5. In his native language, the author's true name means ___________________.
(a) "The strength to swim upstream."
(b) "Celestial wizard."
(c) "Peaceful power from above to make others kneel before him."
(d) "Light of dawn."

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 country borders Eritrea to the southeast?

3. What was the name of the author's older brother?

4. 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"?

5. In addition to disease and violence, Mawi's family also had to worry about _________ in "The Camp."

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