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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mawi and his brother remembered a story their father had told them about a boy who died for ___________________.
(a) Stealing.
(b) Not praying.
(c) Murder.
(d) Jay walking.

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

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

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

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

7. What quickly became the favorite American holiday of Mawi and his siblings in "Days of Mischief"?
(a) Flag Day.
(b) The Fourth of July.
(c) Easter.
(d) Halloween.

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

9. How far did Mawi run to get to athletic practices at the school?
(a) 26 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

10. Where did Mawi's father work while they were refugees awaiting immigration to America?
(a) The Swedish Ministry clinic.
(b) The United Nations.
(c) The Presbyterian Ministry.
(d) The Red Cross.

11. Where did Mawi and his brother take a parking meter after knocking it down?
(a) To a swamp.
(b) To a bridge.
(c) To a church.
(d) To a cave.

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

13. Mawi describes admiring and wanting to be like whom in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?
(a) Tsege.
(b) Kiros.
(c) Tewolde.
(d) Mehret.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Mawi's father do whenever the armies approached?

2. Who found Mawi and his brother after they knocked down a parking meter?

3. Mawi and his brother almost died from __________________ when they were sent away from their mother.

4. What year was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?

5. Where did Mawi and Tewolde take their second job?

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