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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much older was Tewolde than Mawi?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 11 years.

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

5. Mawi's father took in a homeless man and helped him. What did the man give him in return when he departed in "God's Angels"?
(a) An address book.
(b) A pocket knife.
(c) A wallet.
(d) A pocket watch.

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

7. Through television, Mawi's family discovered that Americans were very concerned with cleanliness and ___________.
(a) Gossip.
(b) Looks.
(c) Religion.
(d) Money.

8. What does the author remember playing soccer with in his homeland in "Memories"?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Coconuts.
(c) Balls of twine.
(d) Knots of old clothes.

9. Mawi's father told his children that they should always treat _________________well because they could turn out to be angels.
(a) Politicians.
(b) Strangers.
(c) Africans.
(d) Dogs.

10. 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 Horn of Africa.
(c) The Foot of Africa.
(d) The Hand of Africa.

11. What did the stranger bribe Mawi's older brother with in order to convince him to leave his homeland in "Memories"?
(a) A new shirt.
(b) A twenty dollar bill.
(c) A piece of gum.
(d) A bottle of whiskey.

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

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

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

15. The author describes a visit from two people from their country who brought the family ______________.
(a) Money.
(b) Native food.
(c) Extended visas.
(d) Native clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along with their small gardens and healthcare from the Swedish Ministry, on what did Mawi's family survive in "The Camp"?

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

3. When a bully came after Mawi and pressed them into a fence, who came to his aid?

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

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

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