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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. The author describes a visit from two people from their country who brought the family ______________.
(a) Money.
(b) Native food.
(c) Native clothing.
(d) Extended visas.

2. In the Author's Note, he states that his true name was what?
(a) Selamawi Haileab Asgedom.
(b) Haileab Hntsa-Eyesus Asgedom.
(c) Haileab Asgedom.
(d) Hntsa-Eyesus Selamawi.

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

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

5. What is the capital of Eritrea?
(a) Adi Wahla.
(b) Asmara.
(c) Djibouti.
(d) Awad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Mawi's father?

2. How old was Mawi's older brother when his family departed across the desert as refugees in "Memories"?

3. What was Mawi's father's homeland?

4. Where was Mawi's little brother conceived?

5. How old was Mawi when his mother took him and his siblings to become refugees in "Memories"?

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