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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 city did Mawi's family find across the border to be filled with disease and refugees in "Memories"?
(a) Awad.
(b) Adi Wahla.
(c) Umsagata.
(d) Asmara.

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

3. Mawi didn't have enough money for ___________, in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?
(a) College application fees.
(b) Food and clothing.
(c) A new car.
(d) A ticket to Africa.

4. What word means to listen secretly to a private conversation?
(a) Intercept.
(b) Overcede.
(c) Succumb.
(d) Eavesdrop.

5. Whom did Tewolde ask to help him transport a weight bench?
(a) Mawi.
(b) Mehret.
(c) Haileab.
(d) Kroger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along with their small gardens and healthcare from the Swedish Ministry, on what did Mawi's family survive in "The Camp"?

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

3. Where was Haileab raised?

4. What forced Haileab into unemployment in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

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

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