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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 was the name of the woman who would take the children to the college to play soccer and play on the playground in "God's Angels"?
(a) Beth.
(b) Charlene.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ruth.

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

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

4. What does "Libee Migbar" mean in English?
(a) "Developing heart."
(b) "Howls like wolf."
(c) "Full stomach."
(d) "Eagle vision."

5. What profession did Haileab have in Africa?
(a) Food vendor.
(b) Cook.
(c) Healer.
(d) Banker.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How far did Mawi run to get to athletic practices at the school?

4. The transition to America was particularly difficult for Mawi's mother who thought that, by culture, she was not supposed to do what?

5. What is the capital of Eritrea?

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