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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 was the name of the woman who helped Mawi's family find a sponsor in the area in "A New Life"?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Beth.
(d) Maude.

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

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

4. Mawi's little brother was given a name which meant ___________ in English.
(a) "Gift from God."
(b) "Little lion."
(c) "Constant focus."
(d) "Thank you."

5. What was the name of Mawi's half-sister who joined his family in immigrating to America?
(a) Tsege.
(b) Mehret.
(c) Hntsa-Eyesus.
(d) Mulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mawi's mother come from?

2. What upper middle class community did Mawi's family move to upon finding a sponsor in "A New Life"?

3. What refers to extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development?

4. 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"?

5. When they were still in elementary school, Mawi's brother told him stories about five brothers from where?

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