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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along with their small gardens and healthcare from the Swedish Ministry, on what did Mawi's family survive in "The Camp"?
(a) Migratory birds.
(b) Trapped rats.
(c) United Nations rations.
(d) Crickets.

2. Where was Mawi's little brother conceived?
(a) Eritrea.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Sudan.
(d) China.

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

4. 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 Ethiopian liberation movement.
(d) The United Nations.

5. What disease had Mawi's father contracted in "A New Life"?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Cancer.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Malaria.

6. In addition to disease and violence, Mawi's family also had to worry about _________ in "The Camp."
(a) The Inited Nations.
(b) Sudanese rebel groups.
(c) Large predatory animals.
(d) The Egytian military.

7. What is the name of the church that agreed to sponsor Mawi's family in "A New Life"?
(a) The First Methodist Church of Harlem.
(b) The Bethel Presbyterian Church.
(c) The Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
(d) The Christian Science Ministry.

8. When the principal sent home a note saying that the boys might be expelled, what did Mawi's father tell them to do?
(a) Get jobs.
(b) Play sports.
(c) Not retaliate.
(d) Throw rocks.

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

10. After reuniting with his father, Mawi and his family found safety at a refugee camp in ___________.
(a) Awad.
(b) Umsagata.
(c) Asmara.
(d) Adi Wahla.

11. Where did Mawi's mother come from?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Iran.
(c) Eritria.
(d) Brazil.

12. What was the name of Mawi's younger sister?
(a) Tsege.
(b) Mulu.
(c) Kiros.
(d) Mehret.

13. What was the name of Mawi's father?
(a) Haileab.
(b) Kiros.
(c) Tsege.
(d) Tewolde.

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

15. What upper middle class community did Mawi's family move to upon finding a sponsor in "A New Life"?
(a) Naperville.
(b) Wheaton.
(c) Downers Grove.
(d) Aurora.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mawi's family miss the most about their homeland in "A New Life"?

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

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

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

5. When a bully came after Mawi and pressed them into a fence, who came to his aid?

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