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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of several topics to avoid talking about with their parents, according to the author in "Coffee Tales"?
(a) Sex.
(b) Africa.
(c) Money.
(d) Politics.

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

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

4. Who suggested that Mawi apply to an Ivy League college?
(a) His mother.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His school counselor.
(d) The school janitor.

5. What did Mawi ask the universities he applied to to waive in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?
(a) Test scores.
(b) Tuition.
(c) Application fees.
(d) U.S. residency requirements.

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

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

8. A teacher helped Tewolde start his own business by teaching him how to ________________.
(a) Focus on one thing.
(b) Use logic.
(c) Market himself.
(d) His taxes.

9. Where did Haileab work as a janitor in America in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) A sports stadium.
(b) An office building.
(c) A dentist's office.
(d) The college.

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

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

12. In "Days of Mischief," what did the villagers of Sudan build for the annual celebration?
(a) A huge bonfire.
(b) A great pyramid.
(c) A temple.
(d) A sacrificial altar.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States?

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

3. Who died soon after Haileab's birth, as described in "The Making of a Man"?

4. What word means to listen secretly to a private conversation?

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

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