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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. When a bully came after Mawi and pressed them into a fence, who came to his aid?
(a) Mehret.
(b) Haileab.
(c) Kiros.
(d) Tewolde.

2. What was the name of the woman who would take the children to the college to play soccer and play on the playground in "God's Angels"?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Charlene.
(c) Beth.
(d) Sarah.

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

4. What is the name of the church that agreed to sponsor Mawi's family in "A New Life"?
(a) The Christian Science Ministry.
(b) The Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
(c) The First Methodist Church of Harlem.
(d) The Bethel Presbyterian Church.

5. In addition to disease and violence, Mawi's family also had to worry about _________ in "The Camp."
(a) Large predatory animals.
(b) The Inited Nations.
(c) Sudanese rebel groups.
(d) The Egytian military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the capital of Eritrea?

2. Frank and Mbago were brothers from _______________.

3. Eritrea and Ethiopia had fought a civil war until what year?

4. What was the name of Mawi's mother?

5. When Mawi's brother was about to be attacked by a bully with a switchblade in "Playground Warfare," a van appeared carrying how many large black men?

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