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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Making of a Man - Eyeing the Mountaintop.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of several topics to avoid talking about with their parents, according to the author in "Coffee Tales"?
(a) Sex.
(b) Politics.
(c) Africa.
(d) Money.

2. How was Tewolde killed in his senior year of high school?
(a) He fell down a flight of stairs.
(b) He was shot while jogging.
(c) He was hit by a drunk driver.
(d) He had a brain aneurysm.

3. What was the name of the bully who decided to go after Mawi's brother?
(a) Jake Evans.
(b) Bobby Smith.
(c) Roger Botwin.
(d) Mike Thompson.

4. Where did Mawi's mother take him and his siblings to find their father in "Memories"?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Egypt.

5. In "The Camp," Mawi was attacked by a bully and his brother came to his rescue, but even before his brother could reach him, what happened?
(a) Another bully attacked him.
(b) A teacher grabbed him.
(c) A dog attacked the bully.
(d) His parents found him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mawi's little brother who was born in "A New Life"?

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

3. Where did Mawi and his brother take a parking meter after knocking it down?

4. What was the name of the woman who would take the children to the college to play soccer and play on the playground in "God's Angels"?

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

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