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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eritrea has an extensive coastline along what body of water?
(a) The Dead Sea.
(b) The Red Sea.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) The Indian Ocean.

2. What was the name of the author's older brother?
(a) Haileab.
(b) Tewolde.
(c) Tsege.
(d) Kiros.

3. What is the capital of Eritrea?
(a) Awad.
(b) Adi Wahla.
(c) Djibouti.
(d) Asmara.

4. What city did Mawi's family find across the border to be filled with disease and refugees in "Memories"?
(a) Awad.
(b) Asmara.
(c) Umsagata.
(d) Adi Wahla.

5. Mawi recalls how his father was known for his skills at what in "The Camp"?
(a) Painting.
(b) Violin.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What upper middle class community did Mawi's family move to upon finding a sponsor in "A New Life"?

2. What refers to extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development?

3. In "The Camp," Mawi was attacked by a bully and his brother came to his rescue, but even before his brother could reach him, what happened?

4. The transition to America was particularly difficult for Mawi's mother who thought that, by culture, she was not supposed to do what?

5. What place did Mawi's father tell his family was the land of paradise in "The Camp"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What deferred Mawi's family from leaving for America in 1982 in "Coming to America"?

2. What did Mawi's father teach his children about strangers in "God's Angels"?

3. How does the author describe his origins in the Author's Note? What is the political history of this region?

4. How does the author explain the meaning of his name in the Author's Note? Whose story does he assert Of Beetles and Angels tells in this preface?

5. How does the author describe the Sudanese rebels in "The Camp"? Where did the author's father want to go in order to find security?

6. Where did Mawi's family live as refugees in "The Camp"? Where did his father work?

7. Who led the author's family across the desert in "Memories"? How is she described?

8. What did the strangers from Mawi's homeland bring to his family in "A New Life"? How did they help his mother?

9. What woman helped Mawi's family find a sponsor in "A New Life"? How did the family adjust to the culture shock of the new country?

10. What example of foreshadowing does the author employ in "A New Life"? What did the family learn about American culture in this chapter?

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