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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the woman who helped Mawi's family find a sponsor in the area in "A New Life"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Beth.
(d) Maude.

3. How old was Mawi when his mother took him and his siblings to become refugees in "Memories"?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Irony.
(b) Protagonist.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Metaphor.

5. Where was Mawi's little brother conceived?
(a) Sudan.
(b) China.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Eritrea.

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

7. What is the name of the church that agreed to sponsor Mawi's family in "A New Life"?
(a) The First Methodist Church of Harlem.
(b) The Bethel Presbyterian Church.
(c) The Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
(d) The Christian Science Ministry.

8. What was the name of the bully who decided to go after Mawi's brother?
(a) Roger Botwin.
(b) Bobby Smith.
(c) Mike Thompson.
(d) Jake Evans.

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

10. 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) His parents found him.
(b) Another bully attacked him.
(c) A dog attacked the bully.
(d) A teacher grabbed him.

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

12. According to Mawi's father, angels often appeared in what form?
(a) Birds.
(b) Fish.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Beetles.

13. What was the name of the author's older brother?
(a) Tsege.
(b) Kiros.
(c) Tewolde.
(d) Haileab.

14. How old was Mawi's older brother when his family departed across the desert as refugees in "Memories"?
(a) 5.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

15. When a bully came after Mawi and pressed them into a fence, who came to his aid?
(a) Mehret.
(b) Kiros.
(c) Haileab.
(d) Tewolde.

Short Answer Questions

1. After reuniting with his father, Mawi and his family found safety at a refugee camp in ___________.

2. What is the capital of Eritrea?

3. Where did Mawi's mother come from?

4. What was Mawi's father's homeland?

5. In their leisure time, Mawi and his brother would go hunting with what?

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