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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Note - Coming to America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the author's older brother?
(a) Kiros.
(b) Tewolde.
(c) Haileab.
(d) Tsege.

2. What did the stranger bribe Mawi's older brother with in order to convince him to leave his homeland in "Memories"?
(a) A twenty dollar bill.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A piece of gum.
(d) A new shirt.

3. What is the capital of Eritrea?
(a) Asmara.
(b) Awad.
(c) Djibouti.
(d) Adi Wahla.

4. In the Author's Note, he states that since he came to the United States, he became known by what name?
(a) Mawi Asgedom.
(b) Sela Asgedom.
(c) Lama Asgedom.
(d) Haileab Asgedom.

5. The bully who stole Mawi's bird in "The Camp" later had to join what, where he became one of the "list of senseless casualties"?
(a) The Liberian liberation movement.
(b) The Sudanese Republican Army.
(c) The United Nations.
(d) The Ethiopian liberation movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Mawi's younger sister?

2. What was the name of Mawi's father?

3. In his native language, the author's true name means ___________________.

4. Eritrea became an independent nation in what year?

5. What place did Mawi's father tell his family was the land of paradise in "The Camp"?

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