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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. In the Author's Note, he states that his true name was what?
(a) Haileab Asgedom.
(b) Selamawi Haileab Asgedom.
(c) Hntsa-Eyesus Selamawi.
(d) Haileab Hntsa-Eyesus Asgedom.

2. 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 Ethiopian liberation movement.
(b) The Sudanese Republican Army.
(c) The Liberian liberation movement.
(d) The United Nations.

3. How old was Mawi when his mother took him and his siblings to become refugees in "Memories"?
(a) 1.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. What was the name of Mawi's mother?
(a) Mulu.
(b) Haileab.
(c) Tsege.
(d) Mehret.

5. What country borders Eritrea to the west?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Djibouti.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Sudan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the author's older brother?

3. What country borders Eritrea to the southeast?

4. What Christian organization helped Mawi's family in immigrating in "Coming to America"?

5. What did the stranger bribe Mawi's older brother with in order to convince him to leave his homeland in "Memories"?

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