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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Life - Playground Warfare.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease had Mawi's father contracted in "A New Life"?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Cancer.
(d) AIDS.

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

3. Through television, Mawi's family discovered that Americans were very concerned with cleanliness and ___________.
(a) Gossip.
(b) Looks.
(c) Religion.
(d) Money.

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

5. What was Mawi's father's homeland?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Eritria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

2. When a bully came after Mawi and pressed them into a fence, who came to his aid?

3. Where did Mawi's mother take him and his siblings to find their father in "Memories"?

4. Mawi's parents stressed the importance of education, knowing that ____________ would be the only way they could afford college in "Playground Warfare."

5. Before a family could immigrate to the United States, they needed to do what in "Coming to America"?

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