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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man that Tewolde took the weight bench to in "Libee Migbar" was the same man from where?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) The bank.
(c) The library.
(d) The church.

2. What would Haileab read at the events where hundreds of refugees would gather together in reception hall?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) Soccer scores.
(c) Poetry.
(d) The Bible.

3. Haileab surmised that if he went by himself to Sudan, the rebels would think he was just going to __________________.
(a) Donate money.
(b) See his family.
(c) Buy supplies.
(d) See the sights.

4. Mawi didn't have enough money for ___________, in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?
(a) College application fees.
(b) A ticket to Africa.
(c) A new car.
(d) Food and clothing.

5. In what country was Mawi born?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Djibouti.
(d) China.

6. Mawi's brother was killed during what holiday break?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Summer break.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

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

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

9. Mawi was a high honor roll student until he hit what level of school in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?
(a) College.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) High school.
(d) Middle school.

10. Who died soon after Haileab's birth, as described in "The Making of a Man"?
(a) Haileab's father.
(b) Haileab's brother.
(c) Haileab's mother.
(d) Haileab's sister.

11. What does the author say his high school teachers did in order to help him achieve success?
(a) Wrote letters to his parents.
(b) Bumped his grades up.
(c) Tutored him after school.
(d) Gave him money.

12. In what year was Haileab born?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1934.

13. After Tewolde's death, Mawi was looking through his room and found a picture of a boy that his brother had ______________.
(a) Sent candy to.
(b) Sent to China.
(c) Sponsored.
(d) Gotten a wife for.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Haileab work as a janitor in America in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

3. Why did Haileab's family have to relocate in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

4. Mawi understood that he wanted to take responsibility for his family, and his way to do that was through what means?

5. How far did Mawi run to get to athletic practices at the school?

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