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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. When they were still in elementary school, Mawi's brother told him stories about five brothers from where?
(a) India.
(b) Ecuador.
(c) China.
(d) Canada.

2. Mawi's father told his children that they should always treat _________________well because they could turn out to be angels.
(a) Africans.
(b) Strangers.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Politicians.

3. Mawi and his brother remembered a story their father had told them about a boy who died for ___________________.
(a) Jay walking.
(b) Murder.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Not praying.

4. What refers to an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation, and political power?
(a) Caste.
(b) Majority.
(c) Clergy.
(d) Minority.

5. Where did Mawi's father work while they were refugees awaiting immigration to America?
(a) The Presbyterian Ministry.
(b) The Swedish Ministry clinic.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) The United Nations.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Where did Mawi's mother come from?

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

4. Haileab earned further education and became what as opposed to a full-fledged doctor?

5. What would bullies draw over Mehret's locker in "Playground Warfare"?

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