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

2. What forced Haileab into unemployment in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Vision loss.
(c) A knee injury.
(d) He got fired.

3. What did Mawi realize his father had been at the end of "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) A thief.
(b) A hero.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A professional athlete.

4. How much older was Tewolde than Mawi?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 7 years.

5. How old was Tewolde when the author describes him undergoing a personal transformation in "Libee Migbar"?
(a) 9.
(b) 16.
(c) 7.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mawi's mother send her sons for safekeeping when the armies came close to their home in "Coffee Tales"?

2. Before a family could immigrate to the United States, they needed to do what in "Coming to America"?

3. When the principal sent home a note saying that the boys might be expelled, what did Mawi's father tell them to do?

4. What refers to extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development?

5. With what song would bullies serenade Mehret?

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