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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 one of several topics to avoid talking about with their parents, according to the author in "Coffee Tales"?
(a) Politics.
(b) Africa.
(c) Sex.
(d) Money.

2. What month was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?
(a) January.
(b) March.
(c) October.
(d) July.

3. What refers to an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation, and political power?
(a) Caste.
(b) Minority.
(c) Majority.
(d) Clergy.

4. What would Haileab read at the events where hundreds of refugees would gather together in reception hall?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Soccer scores.

5. How long was it after the library incident that a friend was giving away a weight bench in "Libee Migbar"?
(a) Seven months.
(b) A year.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Ten days.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Tewolde's death, Mawi was looking through his room and found a picture of a boy from _______________.

2. Haileab was unable to pass the test to get _______________.

3. How old was Tewolde when he started his own business?

4. What did the track coach purchase for Mawi during the four years he was on the track team?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Tewolde developing his own business in "Libee Migbar"?

2. What did Mawi realize about his family in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"? Who did he hope to become like?

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

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

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

6. How did Mawi attempt to take responsibility for his family, as related in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?

7. What did Mawi and his brother learn about their father's departure in "Coffee Tales"?

8. What plan did Mawi and Tewolde develop on Halloween in "Days of Mischief"?

9. What led to Mawi's father leaving alone for Sudan, as related in "The Making of a Man"?

10. How did Mawi's father come to work essentially as a doctor, as described in "The Making of a Man"?

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