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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Mawi and his brother almost died from __________________ when they were sent away from their mother.
(a) A snake.
(b) A flash flood.
(c) A sandstorm.
(d) A lion.

4. What did Mawi become during his senior year?
(a) A chess champion.
(b) President of Student Government.
(c) Engaged.
(d) A football star.

5. Haileab earned further education and became what as opposed to a full-fledged doctor?
(a) A phlebotomy technician.
(b) An advanced dresser.
(c) An MRI technician.
(d) An X-Ray technician.

6. What word means to listen secretly to a private conversation?
(a) Eavesdrop.
(b) Overcede.
(c) Succumb.
(d) Intercept.

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

8. What disease did Haileab develop in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Diabetes.

9. How was Tewolde killed in his senior year of high school?
(a) He had a brain aneurysm.
(b) He was hit by a drunk driver.
(c) He was shot while jogging.
(d) He fell down a flight of stairs.

10. What library did Mawi and his brother often go to in "Libee Migbar"?
(a) The Boston Public Library.
(b) The Philadelphia Public Library.
(c) The Harvard Library.
(d) The Wheaton Public Library.

11. What did Tewolde help the man whom he had taken the weight bench from find?
(a) Housing and a job.
(b) His wife and children.
(c) His parents.
(d) A bank to rob.

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

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

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

15. How old was Tewolde when he started his own business?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 33.
(d) 29.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The man that Tewolde took the weight bench to in "Libee Migbar" was the same man from where?

3. Where was Haileab raised?

4. How long was it after the library incident that a friend was giving away a weight bench in "Libee Migbar"?

5. Mawi describes admiring and wanting to be like whom in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?

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