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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. Eritrea and Ethiopia had fought a civil war until what year?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1985.

2. Mawi's family was first cleared to go to the United States in what year?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1985.

3. Where did Mawi's mother take him and his siblings to find their father in "Memories"?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Nigeria.

4. What animals does the author remember shrieking in the beginning of "Memories"?
(a) Hyenas.
(b) Lemurs.
(c) Bats.
(d) Lions.

5. What does the author remember playing soccer with in his homeland in "Memories"?
(a) Knots of old clothes.
(b) Balls of twine.
(c) Coconuts.
(d) Rocks.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did the stranger bribe Mawi's older brother with in order to convince him to leave his homeland in "Memories"?

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