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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. Before a family could immigrate to the United States, they needed to do what in "Coming to America"?
(a) Pay a fee.
(b) Learn U.S. history.
(c) Take a test.
(d) Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Who met Mawi's family at the airport upon their arrival in the United States in "A New Life"?
(a) Christian Scientists.
(b) World Relief workers.
(c) Mawi's uncle.
(d) U.S. Diplomats.

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

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

5. How much older was Tewolde than Mawi?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mawi's mother come from?

2. Where did Mawi's family have a house before they left to become refugees in "Memories"?

3. In his native language, the author's true name means ___________________.

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. What does the author describe his father having a fear of and the destructive power behind them in "A New Life"?

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