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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Haileab raised?
(a) A factory.
(b) A mosque.
(c) A castle.
(d) A monastery.

2. How old was Tewolde when the author describes him undergoing a personal transformation in "Libee Migbar"?
(a) 9.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

3. What would Mawi's father do whenever the armies approached?
(a) Insult them.
(b) Go into hiding.
(c) Tell them to go away.
(d) Throw water at them.

4. Tewolde had a knack for what, according to the author in "Libee Migbar"?
(a) Playing the guitar.
(b) Playing skip-rope.
(c) Getting things for free.
(d) Picking up girls.

5. Haileab was unable to pass the test to get _______________.
(a) A pilots license.
(b) A job.
(c) A hunting license.
(d) A drivers license.

6. When Haileab left his family, he did so because he knew that if they traveled with him, they would be ____________.
(a) Robbed.
(b) Acclimated.
(c) Considered heroes.
(d) Intercepted.

7. A teacher helped Tewolde start his own business by teaching him how to ________________.
(a) Use logic.
(b) Focus on one thing.
(c) Market himself.
(d) His taxes.

8. Tewolde wanted to clean windows at what building?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The library.
(c) The candy store.
(d) The church.

9. Where did Mawi's mother send her sons for safekeeping when the armies came close to their home in "Coffee Tales"?
(a) Her brother's home.
(b) Her cousin's home.
(c) Her father's home.
(d) Her sister's home.

10. What month was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) March.
(d) January.

11. Where did Mawi and Tewolde take their second job?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A movie theatre.
(c) A dog groomer.
(d) A cleaning service.

12. What is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the Holy Family sought in its flight from Judea?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Djibouti.

13. On what date was Mawi Asgedom born?
(a) June 26, 1980.
(b) May 14, 1977.
(c) September 29, 1976.
(d) October 3, 1982.

14. What profession did Haileab have in Africa?
(a) Food vendor.
(b) Healer.
(c) Banker.
(d) Cook.

15. What forced Haileab into unemployment in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Vision loss.
(c) A knee injury.
(d) He got fired.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Haileab born?

2. What did Haileab do with the debris after cleaning up his new neighborhood?

3. What did Haileab regularly have his children get up and do in the mornings?

4. What did Mawi realize his father had been at the end of "The Unmaking of a Man"?

5. Who died soon after Haileab's birth, as described in "The Making of a Man"?

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