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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Life - Playground Warfare.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Eritrea and Ethiopia had fought a civil war until what year?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1994.

3. To make ends meet, Mawi's family found ____________ in "A New Life."
(a) A renter for the upstairs.
(b) A smaller apartment.
(c) An energy efficient car.
(d) A job for Mawi.

4. The transition to America was particularly difficult for Mawi's mother who thought that, by culture, she was not supposed to do what?
(a) Answer the door.
(b) Speak when visitors came.
(c) Smile in public.
(d) Take a seat.

5. Eritrea became an independent nation in what year?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eventually, Mawi started making friends through what game in "Playground Warfare"?

2. After reuniting with his father, Mawi and his family found safety at a refugee camp in ___________.

3. What country borders Eritrea to the southeast?

4. What is the capital of Eritrea?

5. Before a family could immigrate to the United States, they needed to do what in "Coming to America"?

(see the answer key)

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