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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Eventually, Mawi started making friends through what game in "Playground Warfare"?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Football.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Baseball.

4. For the first two weeks that Mawai's family lived in the United States, they shared a two bedroom hotel room in what city?
(a) Denver.
(b) Chicago.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York.

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

6. 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 pocket watch.
(d) A wallet.

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

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

9. 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) 6.
(c) 14.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What does the author describe his father having a fear of and the destructive power behind them in "A New Life"?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Trains.
(c) Bullets.
(d) Headlights.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes a visit from two people from their country who brought the family ______________.

2. 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?

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

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

5. What was the name of the woman who would take the children to the college to play soccer and play on the playground in "God's Angels"?

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