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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the woman who helped Mawi's family find a sponsor in the area in "A New Life"?
2. Mawi's parents stressed the importance of education, knowing that ____________ would be the only way they could afford college in "Playground Warfare."
3. What was the name of the author's older brother?
4. With what song would bullies serenade Mehret?
5. What refers to extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development?
Short Essay Questions
1. What incident does Mawi describe of being bullied terribly in "Playground Warfare"? Who saved him?
2. What did Mawi's parents believe about education, as described in "Playground Warfare"? Why?
3. What deferred Mawi's family from leaving for America in 1982 in "Coming to America"?
4. Where did Mawi's family live as refugees in "The Camp"? Where did his father work?
5. How does Mawi describe his interactions with bullies in "The Camp"? Who came to his aid when he was attacked?
6. Who led the author's family across the desert in "Memories"? How is she described?
7. Who helped Mawi's family in "Coming to America"? What does this organization do?
8. How did the children in Mawi's new home perceive his family, as described in "Playground Warfare"? How did they treat them?
9. How does Mawi describe his memories of his family as refugees in "The Camp"?
10. What did Mawi's father teach his children about strangers in "God's Angels"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Mawi's experiences with bullies while staying at the refugee camp in Sudan. How did Mawi and his brother protect themselves? How was this childhood violence perceived by the adults? What did Mawi learn from his experiences fighting off bullies at the refugee camp?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the political atmosphere of Sudan in the early 1980s. How many rebel groups were there, and what were their objectives? Also discuss Haileab's vision of America. How correct were Haileab's perceptions of the United States? Who warned him against immigrating?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the correlations between American and East African culture and holidays and Mawi's first impressions of Halloween. What Sudanese holiday does the author describe in "Days of Mischief"? What about Halloween attracted him and his siblings?
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