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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What year was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1985.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation, and political power?

2. Haileab surmised that if he went by himself to Sudan, the rebels would think he was just going to __________________.

3. When Haileab left his family, he did so because he knew that if they traveled with him, they would be ____________.

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

5. What did the track coach purchase for Mawi during the four years he was on the track team?

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