View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For the first two weeks that Mawai's family lived in the United States, they shared a two bedroom hotel room in what city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Denver.

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

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

4. When the principal sent home a note saying that the boys might be expelled, what did Mawi's father tell them to do?
(a) Play sports.
(b) Get jobs.
(c) Not retaliate.
(d) Throw rocks.

5. Eritrea has an extensive coastline along what body of water?
(a) The Pacific Ocean.
(b) The Dead Sea.
(c) The Indian Ocean.
(d) The Red Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mawi's little brother who was born in "A New Life"?

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

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

4. Eritrea became an independent nation in what year?

5. Where was Mawi's little brother conceived?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 198 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample