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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. 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"?
(a) The Liberian liberation movement.
(b) The United Nations.
(c) The Sudanese Republican Army.
(d) The Ethiopian liberation movement.

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

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

4. Before a family could immigrate to the United States, they needed to do what in "Coming to America"?
(a) Learn U.S. history.
(b) Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
(c) Take a test.
(d) Pay a fee.

5. What was the name of Mawi's mother?
(a) Tsege.
(b) Haileab.
(c) Mehret.
(d) Mulu.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mawi's family was first cleared to go to the United States in what year?

3. What is the capital of Eritrea?

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

5. What country borders Eritrea to the south?

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