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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. 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?
(a) Martial arts.
(b) Kick boxing.
(c) Street fighting.
(d) Mud wrestling.

2. How much older was Tewolde than Mawi?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 7 years.

3. After reuniting with his father, Mawi and his family found safety at a refugee camp in ___________.
(a) Asmara.
(b) Umsagata.
(c) Awad.
(d) Adi Wahla.

4. According to Mawi's father, angels often appeared in what form?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Fish.
(c) Birds.
(d) Snakes.

5. Before a family could immigrate to the United States, they needed to do what in "Coming to America"?
(a) Pay a fee.
(b) Learn U.S. history.
(c) Take a test.
(d) Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. To make ends meet, Mawi's family found ____________ in "A New Life."

3. What was the name of Mawi's younger sister?

4. When the principal sent home a note saying that the boys might be expelled, what did Mawi's father tell them to do?

5. What country borders Eritrea to the southeast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who agreed to sponsor Mawi's family in "A New Life"? What did Mawi's family make of the sights of Chicago?

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

3. How does Mawi describe his interactions with bullies in "The Camp"? Who came to his aid when he was attacked?

4. How does the author describe the educational system and his interaction with other children in "The Camp"?

5. How did the children in Mawi's new home perceive his family, as described in "Playground Warfare"? How did they treat them?

6. What incident does Mawi describe of being bullied terribly in "Playground Warfare"? Who saved him?

7. What did Mawi's parents believe about education, as described in "Playground Warfare"? Why?

8. What stories does the author say his brother told him in "Playground Warfare"? What did he later realize about these stories?

9. With whom did Mawi travel across the desert in "Memories"? Where were they going? How old was Mawi?

10. What did Mawi's family learn about American culture through television in "A New Life"? What else did they do for entertainment?

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