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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States?
(a) The Ivy League.
(b) The big 10.
(c) The upper league.
(d) The PAC 10.

2. What did Haileab regularly have his children get up and do in the mornings?
(a) Play Scrabble.
(b) Exercises.
(c) Wash the car.
(d) Pray.

3. Mawi's father was so helpful that the rebels wanted him to do what for them, as described in "Coffee Tales"?
(a) Be a spy.
(b) Be a captain.
(c) Be a healer.
(d) Be a soldier.

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

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

6. For how long was Mawi separated from his father while in Africa during his childhood?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

7. What is the official name for the largest Christian church in Egypt and the Middle East?
(a) The Roman Catholic Church.
(b) The Roman Orthodox Church.
(c) The Orthodox Church of the Nazarene.
(d) The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.

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

9. In "Eyeing the Mountaintop," Mawi realized that his family was unique and that not everybody looked for _______________.
(a) Angels.
(b) Money.
(c) Devils.
(d) Love.

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

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

12. Haileab decided to help the neighbors by cleaning up their leaves and getting garbage out of __________________.
(a) A ditch.
(b) The lake.
(c) The creek.
(d) A storm drain.

13. Mawi understood that he wanted to take responsibility for his family, and his way to do that was through what means?
(a) Athletic success.
(b) Academic success.
(c) Getting a job.
(d) Marrying into wealth.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does "Libee Migbar" mean in English?

3. In what country was Mawi born?

4. In what year was Haileab born?

5. How was Tewolde killed in his senior year of high school?

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