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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what years did Mawi's family remain living in the refugee camp in "The Camp"?
(a) 1980-1983.
(b) 1978-1984.
(c) 1983-1985.
(d) 1985-1987.

2. Where did Mawi's mother come from?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Eritria.
(d) Iran.

3. In addition to disease and violence, Mawi's family also had to worry about _________ in "The Camp."
(a) The Inited Nations.
(b) Sudanese rebel groups.
(c) The Egytian military.
(d) Large predatory animals.

4. When Mawi's brother was about to be attacked by a bully with a switchblade in "Playground Warfare," a van appeared carrying how many large black men?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 14.
(d) 6.

5. What was the name of Mawi's mother?
(a) Mehret.
(b) Haileab.
(c) Mulu.
(d) Tsege.

6. What animals does the author remember shrieking in the beginning of "Memories"?
(a) Lions.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Bats.
(d) Lemurs.

7. Mawi's parents stressed the importance of education, knowing that ____________ would be the only way they could afford college in "Playground Warfare."
(a) Sponsors.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Church donations.
(d) Scholarships.

8. Eritrea has an extensive coastline along what body of water?
(a) The Indian Ocean.
(b) The Red Sea.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) The Dead Sea.

9. What country borders Eritrea to the southeast?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Djibouti.
(d) Nigeria.

10. Eritrea and Ethiopia had fought a civil war until what year?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1985.

11. What was the name of Mawi's father?
(a) Tsege.
(b) Tewolde.
(c) Haileab.
(d) Kiros.

12. How many stories was the house that Mawi's family moved into in "A New Life"?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

13. Where did Mawi's mother take him and his siblings to find their father in "Memories"?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Sudan.

14. What country borders Eritrea to the south?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Djibouti.

15. In "The Camp," Mawi was attacked by a bully and his brother came to his rescue, but even before his brother could reach him, what happened?
(a) A teacher grabbed him.
(b) Another bully attacked him.
(c) A dog attacked the bully.
(d) His parents found him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eventually, Mawi started making friends through what game in "Playground Warfare"?

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

3. What disease had Mawi's father contracted in "A New Life"?

4. Where was Mawi's little brother conceived?

5. Frank and Mbago were brothers from _______________.

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