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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Days of Mischief - Coffee Tales.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Author's Note, he states that since he came to the United States, he became known by what name?
(a) Mawi Asgedom.
(b) Sela Asgedom.
(c) Haileab Asgedom.
(d) Lama Asgedom.

2. What year was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1992.

3. A teacher helped Tewolde start his own business by teaching him how to ________________.
(a) Use logic.
(b) Market himself.
(c) His taxes.
(d) Focus on one thing.

4. After Tewolde's death, Mawi was looking through his room and found a picture of a boy from _______________.
(a) Poland.
(b) Asia.
(c) South America.
(d) Sweden.

5. In his native language, the author's true name means ___________________.
(a) "The strength to swim upstream."
(b) "Peaceful power from above to make others kneel before him."
(c) "Celestial wizard."
(d) "Light of dawn."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Mawi's father was so helpful that the rebels wanted him to do what for them, as described in "Coffee Tales"?

3. What does "Libee Migbar" mean in English?

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

5. What animals does the author remember shrieking in the beginning of "Memories"?

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