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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 job did Mawi's father take upon moving to the United States?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Cook.
(d) Plumber.

2. Mawi's little brother was given a name which meant ___________ in English.
(a) "Thank you."
(b) "Little lion."
(c) "Gift from God."
(d) "Constant focus."

3. What was the name of Mawi's younger sister?
(a) Kiros.
(b) Tsege.
(c) Mulu.
(d) Mehret.

4. What was Mawi's father's homeland?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Eritria.

5. Eventually, Mawi started making friends through what game in "Playground Warfare"?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Football.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did Mawi's family find across the border to be filled with disease and refugees in "Memories"?

2. In his native language, the author's true name means ___________________.

3. What animals does the author remember shrieking in the beginning of "Memories"?

4. In the Author's Note, he states that since he came to the United States, he became known by what name?

5. How much older was Tewolde than Mawi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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