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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. After six months in America, how much did Samuel owe in parking tickets?
(a) More than $1,000.
(b) Hundred of dollars.
(c) $50.
(d) $300.

2. What time did Mamush leave the Chicago courthouse?
(a) Nearly 4:30 p.m.
(b) 4:50 p.m.
(c) A little after 3:30 p.m.
(d) 3:50 p.m.

3. After Elsa asked Mamush about his church attendance, how long after his mother left for church did he arrive at Samuel and Elsa's apartment?
(a) 50 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) An hour.

4. What month did Mamush remember Elsa called him on a Saturday morning and asked him the last time he went to church?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) April.

5. When Samuel was upset one night, and Mamush left against Elsa's wishes, how long did it take him to walk home?
(a) An hour.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 30 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the police took Samuel and Mamush's mother away, how long did he wait before he came out from his hiding place?

2. What replaced the corner store near the apartment where Mamush and his mother used to live in Chicago?

3. In Samuel's story about a woman and soldier, where does the couple pretend to have been married?

4. How old was Mamush when he and Elsa first met?

5. In Chapter 17, how many hours was Samuel sleeping in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mamush spend his time after checking into a hotel in Chicago?

2. What happened when the police came to arrest Samuel when Mamush and his mother lived in Chicago?

3. How did Mamush meet Elsa?

4. What changes did Mamush notice as he walked where the corner store used to be near his mother and his apartment in Chicago?

5. Where does the man in the gray suit that Mamush met at Elsa's take him?

6. What did an Ethiopian named Abdi tell Mamush about a cousin who was deported?

7. Why did Samuel tell Mamush to never apologize for anything?

8. What information did the clerk at the courthouse have for Mamush?

9. How did Mamush persuade the clerk at the courthouse to get him the information he wanted?

10. How did Samuel attempt to teach Mamush Amharic?

(see the answer keys)

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