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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 city did Mawi's family find across the border to be filled with disease and refugees in "Memories"?
2. How old was Mawi when his mother took him and his siblings to become refugees in "Memories"?
3. In his native language, the author's true name means ___________________.
4. In the Author's Note, he states that since he came to the United States, he became known by what name?
5. When Mawi's brother was about to be attacked by a bully with a switchblade in "Playground Warfare," a van appeared carrying how many large black men?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What incident does Mawi describe of being bullied terribly in "Playground Warfare"? Who saved him?
3. Where did Mawi's family live as refugees in "The Camp"? Where did his father work?
4. Where did Mawi's family stay upon their arrival in the U.S. in "A New Life"? Who met and helped them at the airport?
5. What did Mawi's parents believe about education, as described in "Playground Warfare"? Why?
6. Who led the author's family across the desert in "Memories"? How is she described?
7. Who agreed to sponsor Mawi's family in "A New Life"? What did Mawi's family make of the sights of Chicago?
8. What stories does the author say his brother told him in "Playground Warfare"? What did he later realize about these stories?
9. How does the author describe the educational system and his interaction with other children in "The Camp"?
10. Who helped Mawi's family in "Coming to America"? What does this organization do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and identify metaphor, simile and symbolism in the narrative. What symbolism did Haileab use to describe angels in "God's Angels"? Why did Haileab bring in the stranger to their home and shelter him? What does this symbolize? What did he give them in return and why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Mawi's mischief with his brother in "Days of Mischief." Do these stories make the protagonist less likeable? Why or why not? How do you relate to Mawi's adventures with his brother during his youth? In what ways did Tewolde influence his brother?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the impact of Tewolde's death on the narrator. How was Tewolde killed? What foreshadowing refers to this incident early in the narrative? How does Mawi describe the aftermath of the accident? How was Tewolde remembered at his funeral?
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