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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mawi recalls how his father was known for his skills at what in "The Camp"?
(a) Violin.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Painting.
(d) Drawing.

2. In their leisure time, Mawi and his brother would go hunting with what?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Spears.
(c) Slingshots.
(d) Boomerangs.

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

4. The transition to America was particularly difficult for Mawi's mother who thought that, by culture, she was not supposed to do what?
(a) Answer the door.
(b) Smile in public.
(c) Take a seat.
(d) Speak when visitors came.

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

6. What Christian organization helped Mawi's family in immigrating in "Coming to America"?
(a) Doctors Without Borders.
(b) World Relief.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) Christian Life Organization.

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

8. What is the name of Mawi's little brother who was born in "A New Life"?
(a) Hntsa-Eyesus.
(b) Haileab.
(c) Jake.
(d) Kiros.

9. Mawi's little brother was given a name which meant ___________ in English.
(a) "Gift from God."
(b) "Constant focus."
(c) "Little lion."
(d) "Thank you."

10. After reuniting with his father, Mawi and his family found safety at a refugee camp in ___________.
(a) Awad.
(b) Asmara.
(c) Adi Wahla.
(d) Umsagata.

11. What place did Mawi's father tell his family was the land of paradise in "The Camp"?
(a) Amerikha.
(b) Egypt.
(c) South America.
(d) Sudan.

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

13. When they were still in elementary school, Mawi's brother told him stories about five brothers from where?
(a) India.
(b) Canada.
(c) China.
(d) Ecuador.

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

15. What job did Mawi's father take upon moving to the United States?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the first two weeks that Mawai's family lived in the United States, they shared a two bedroom hotel room in what city?

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

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

4. To make ends meet, Mawi's family found ____________ in "A New Life."

5. Eritrea has an extensive coastline along what body of water?

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