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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Making of a Man - Eyeing the Mountaintop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mawi's family miss the most about their homeland in "A New Life"?
(a) The language.
(b) The weather.
(c) The water.
(d) The food.

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

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

4. Where did Mawi and Tewolde take their second job?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A cleaning service.
(c) A movie theatre.
(d) A dog groomer.

5. Mawi's parents stressed the importance of education, knowing that ____________ would be the only way they could afford college in "Playground Warfare."
(a) Sponsors.
(b) Scholarships.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Church donations.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mawi's brother was killed during what holiday break?

3. What country borders Eritrea to the west?

4. Eritrea became an independent nation in what year?

5. Where did Mawi's mother take him and his siblings to find their father in "Memories"?

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