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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 does the author remember playing soccer with in his homeland in "Memories"?
(a) Coconuts.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Knots of old clothes.
(d) Balls of twine.

2. Mawi's family was first cleared to go to the United States in what year?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1985.

3. What place did Mawi's father tell his family was the land of paradise in "The Camp"?
(a) Sudan.
(b) Amerikha.
(c) South America.
(d) Egypt.

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

5. 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 new shirt.
(c) A bottle of whiskey.
(d) A piece of gum.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what years did Mawi's family remain living in the refugee camp in "The Camp"?

2. How old was Mawi when his mother took him and his siblings to become refugees in "Memories"?

3. What is the capital of Eritrea?

4. What country borders Eritrea to the west?

5. In the Author's Note, he states that since he came to the United States, he became known by what name?

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