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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 would bullies draw over Mehret's locker in "Playground Warfare"?
(a) Skeletons.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Rainbows.
(d) Hearts.

2. Where did Mawi and his brother take a parking meter after knocking it down?
(a) To a church.
(b) To a swamp.
(c) To a bridge.
(d) To a cave.

3. Frank and Mbago were brothers from _______________.
(a) Eritrea.
(b) China.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Djibouti.

4. Where did Mawi's mother send her sons for safekeeping when the armies came close to their home in "Coffee Tales"?
(a) Her cousin's home.
(b) Her sister's home.
(c) Her father's home.
(d) Her brother's home.

5. Where did Mawi's family have a house before they left to become refugees in "Memories"?
(a) Gonder, Ethiopia.
(b) Kano, Nigeria.
(c) Lagos, Nigeria.
(d) Adi Wahla, Ethiopia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mawi recalls how his father was known for his skills at what in "The Camp"?

2. What country borders Eritrea to the south?

3. In the Author's Note, he states that his true name was what?

4. What does the author remember playing soccer with in his homeland in "Memories"?

5. Mawi's brother was killed during what holiday break?

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