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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 did Mawi's father work while they were refugees awaiting immigration to America?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) The Swedish Ministry clinic.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) The Presbyterian Ministry.

2. What forced Haileab into unemployment in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) A knee injury.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Vision loss.
(d) He got fired.

3. The man that Tewolde took the weight bench to in "Libee Migbar" was the same man from where?
(a) The library.
(b) The church.
(c) The bank.
(d) The cemetery.

4. What did Mawi ask the universities he applied to to waive in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?
(a) Test scores.
(b) U.S. residency requirements.
(c) Application fees.
(d) Tuition.

5. What library did Mawi and his brother often go to in "Libee Migbar"?
(a) The Wheaton Public Library.
(b) The Philadelphia Public Library.
(c) The Boston Public Library.
(d) The Harvard Library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What location did Mawi's father leave once the armies began coming too often?

2. Where did Haileab work as a janitor in America in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

3. Mawi describes admiring and wanting to be like whom in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?

4. What was one of several topics to avoid talking about with their parents, according to the author in "Coffee Tales"?

5. What is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the Holy Family sought in its flight from Judea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Tewolde and Mawi take the weight bench in "Libee Migbar"? What discovery did Mawi make of his brother?

2. Who related stories of Haileab to Mawi in "The Unmaking of a Man"? What did Mawi realize about his father after hearing these stories?

3. What did Mawi find in Tewolde's room after his death in "Libee Migbar"? What did this make him realize?

4. How does the author describe his father's transformation in America in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

5. What faux pas did Haileab commit at the family's new residence in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

6. What correlation did the author find between Halloween and holidays from his homeland in "Days of Mischief"?

7. What athletics was the author involved in during high school, as related in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"? Who helped him succeed?

8. What led Mawi's mother to eventually leave for Sudan with her children, as revealed in "Coffee Tales"?

9. Why was Mawi's family evicted? What happened when they moved in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

10. How does the author describe his brother's transformation in "Libee Migbar"?

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