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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Mamush when he overheard his mother talking about a lawyer friend in Chicago who passed away?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

2. How old was Mamush when he though he wanted to write a book about the history of human migration from Ethiopia?
(a) 16.
(b) 22.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

3. With how many men did Samuel share a one-bedroom apartment when he first moved to the DC suburbs?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

4. Where did Mamush decide to fly after he missed his flight to America?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

5. Where did Mamush go to write about a former engineer turned militia leader?
(a) Botswana.
(b) Cameroon.
(c) Congo.
(d) Algeria.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Ethiopian funerals, how many days did Samuel say they would sit and talk and tell stories that were not true?

2. How far was the corner of Fullerton and Kimball in Chicago from where Mamush had imagined Christopher T. Williams lived?

3. In college, how many days did Mamush spend writing a pretend biography?

4. Where is Samuel from?

5. In Chapter 10, onto what street did Mamush's cab driver turn when they neared the neighborhood where Mamush imagined Christopher T. Williams lived?

(see the answer key)

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