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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 was the name of Mawi's mother?
(a) Tsege.
(b) Mulu.
(c) Mehret.
(d) Haileab.

2. Where did Mawi's mother come from?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Eritria.
(c) Iran.
(d) Brazil.

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

4. The author describes a visit from two people from their country who brought the family ______________.
(a) Money.
(b) Extended visas.
(c) Native food.
(d) Native clothing.

5. How old was Mawi's older brother when his family departed across the desert as refugees in "Memories"?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the woman who would take the children to the college to play soccer and play on the playground in "God's Angels"?

2. Through television, Mawi's family discovered that Americans were very concerned with cleanliness and ___________.

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

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

5. Mawi's family was first cleared to go to the United States in what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What symbolism is employed in describing Mawi's younger brother's birth in "A New Life"?

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

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

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