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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. Where was Mawi's little brother conceived?
(a) China.
(b) Eritrea.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Egypt.

2. Where did Mawi's mother take him and his siblings to find their father in "Memories"?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Egypt.

3. Where did Mawi's family have a house before they left to become refugees in "Memories"?
(a) Gonder, Ethiopia.
(b) Lagos, Nigeria.
(c) Adi Wahla, Ethiopia.
(d) Kano, Nigeria.

4. Eritrea became an independent nation in what year?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1983.

5. When they were still in elementary school, Mawi's brother told him stories about five brothers from where?
(a) India.
(b) Ecuador.
(c) Canada.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older was Tewolde than Mawi?

2. What country borders Eritrea to the southeast?

3. How many stories was the house that Mawi's family moved into in "A New Life"?

4. Eritrea and Ethiopia had fought a civil war until what year?

5. Mawi recalls how his father was known for his skills at what in "The Camp"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who helped Mawi's family in "Coming to America"? What does this organization do?

4. Where did Mawi's family stay upon their arrival in the U.S. in "A New Life"? Who met and helped them at the airport?

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. How does Mawi describe his memories of his family as refugees in "The Camp"?

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

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

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

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