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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offered Mawi a full-tuition scholarship?
(a) The University of Michigan.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) Wayne State University.
(d) Harvard University.

2. Why did Haileab's family have to relocate in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) Mawi got a job in Seattle.
(b) They couldn't afford increased rent.
(c) Their house burned down.
(d) Their house was demolished in a tornado.

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

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

5. Used to wealth and prestige back in his homeland, Haileab found himself metamorphosed into what in America, according to the author in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) A slug.
(b) A beetle.
(c) A rat.
(d) A snake.

6. At what nearby college did Mawi use the sports facilities to exercise growing up?
(a) Northwestern.
(b) College of DuPage.
(c) Wheaton College.
(d) Loyola.

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

8. How long was it after the library incident that a friend was giving away a weight bench in "Libee Migbar"?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Ten days.
(c) A year.
(d) Seven months.

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

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

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

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

13. What did the track coach purchase for Mawi during the four years he was on the track team?
(a) Shorts.
(b) Running shoes.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Jerseys.

14. What is the name of the individual who believed in Mawi and appreciated his dedication to track?
(a) Tsege.
(b) Charlene.
(c) Jake.
(d) Kroger.

15. What did Haileab do with the debris after cleaning up his new neighborhood?
(a) Put it in the trash.
(b) Took it to the landfill.
(c) Dumped it in the river.
(d) Burned it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tewolde help the man whom he had taken the weight bench from find?

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

3. What does the author say his high school teachers did in order to help him achieve success?

4. In "Days of Mischief," what did the villagers of Sudan build for the annual celebration?

5. What disease did Haileab develop in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

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