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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 family was first cleared to go to the United States in what year?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1985.

2. When Mawi's brother was about to be attacked by a bully with a switchblade in "Playground Warfare," a van appeared carrying how many large black men?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 14.

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

4. For how long was Mawi separated from his father while in Africa during his childhood?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. 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"?
(a) The Liberian liberation movement.
(b) The Ethiopian liberation movement.
(c) The United Nations.
(d) The Sudanese Republican Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mawi's family miss the most about their homeland in "A New Life"?

2. What city did Mawi's family find across the border to be filled with disease and refugees in "Memories"?

3. In his native language, the author's true name means ___________________.

4. Where was Mawi's little brother conceived?

5. What was the name of Mawi's half-sister who joined his family in immigrating to America?

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