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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. Whom did Tewolde ask to help him transport a weight bench?
(a) Haileab.
(b) Mawi.
(c) Kroger.
(d) Mehret.

2. What year was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1995.

3. What profession did Haileab have in Africa?
(a) Cook.
(b) Banker.
(c) Food vendor.
(d) Healer.

4. Who offered Mawi a full-tuition scholarship?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Wayne State University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) The University of Michigan.

5. Haileab surmised that if he went by himself to Sudan, the rebels would think he was just going to __________________.
(a) See the sights.
(b) Buy supplies.
(c) Donate money.
(d) See his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tewolde had a knack for what, according to the author in "Libee Migbar"?

2. What month was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?

3. The man that Tewolde took the weight bench to in "Libee Migbar" was the same man from where?

4. Mawi's father was so helpful that the rebels wanted him to do what for them, as described in "Coffee Tales"?

5. Where was Haileab raised?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Haileab find control in his life, according to the author in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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