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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Tewolde when he started his own business?
(a) 17.
(b) 33.
(c) 29.
(d) 21.

2. In "Izgihare Yihabkoom," the author wondered what his father would have done if he had attended _______________.
(a) High school.
(b) Church services.
(c) His graduation from Harvard.
(d) College.

3. What name refers to a peninsula in East Africa that juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden?
(a) The Tongue of Africa.
(b) The Hand of Africa.
(c) The Foot of Africa.
(d) The Horn of Africa.

4. What was the name of Mawi's younger sister?
(a) Mulu.
(b) Mehret.
(c) Kiros.
(d) Tsege.

5. What did Haileab do with the debris after cleaning up his new neighborhood?
(a) Dumped it in the river.
(b) Burned it.
(c) Took it to the landfill.
(d) Put it in the trash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mawi realize his father had been at the end of "The Unmaking of a Man"?

2. Frank and Mbago were brothers from _______________.

3. What was the name of the woman who helped Mawi's family find a sponsor in the area in "A New Life"?

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

5. Where did Mawi's mother take him and his siblings to find their father in "Memories"?

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