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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. Mawi's brother was killed during what holiday break?
(a) Summer break.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Thanksgiving.

2. Who found Mawi and his brother after they knocked down a parking meter?
(a) The school principle.
(b) A nun.
(c) Their father.
(d) A policeman.

3. 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) Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
(d) Take a test.

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

5. Mawi recalls how his father was known for his skills at what in "The Camp"?
(a) Painting.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Christian organization helped Mawi's family in immigrating in "Coming to America"?

2. Who died soon after Haileab's birth, as described in "The Making of a Man"?

3. Where did Haileab work as a janitor in America in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

4. For the first two weeks that Mawai's family lived in the United States, they shared a two bedroom hotel room in what city?

5. What profession did Haileab have in Africa?

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