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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Father Haileab - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Izgihare Yihabkoom" mean in English?
(a) "Gift of light."
(b) "May God give to you."
(c) "Eternal rainbow."
(d) "The blessed one."

2. Haileab decided to help the neighbors by cleaning up their leaves and getting garbage out of __________________.
(a) The creek.
(b) The lake.
(c) A storm drain.
(d) A ditch.

3. What is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions?
(a) Irony.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Antagonist.

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

5. Who attempted to sue Haileab's friends for damages?
(a) A landlord.
(b) A fireman.
(c) A postal worker.
(d) A banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say his high school teachers did in order to help him achieve success?

2. What is the name of Mawi Asgedom's first-born son?

3. The author received his college degree in what subject?

4. In what country was Mawi born?

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

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