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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Haileab regularly have his children get up and do in the mornings?
(a) Pray.
(b) Exercises.
(c) Play Scrabble.
(d) Wash the car.

2. What did Haileab do with the debris after cleaning up his new neighborhood?
(a) Took it to the landfill.
(b) Dumped it in the river.
(c) Burned it.
(d) Put it in the trash.

3. Where did Haileab work as a janitor in America in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) An office building.
(b) A dentist's office.
(c) A sports stadium.
(d) The college.

4. Who offered Mawi a full-tuition scholarship?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) The University of Michigan.
(d) Wayne State University.

5. What did Tewolde help the man whom he had taken the weight bench from find?
(a) A bank to rob.
(b) Housing and a job.
(c) His wife and children.
(d) His parents.

6. Whom did Tewolde ask to help him transport a weight bench?
(a) Mawi.
(b) Mehret.
(c) Haileab.
(d) Kroger.

7. Haileab decided to help the neighbors by cleaning up their leaves and getting garbage out of __________________.
(a) The lake.
(b) The creek.
(c) A storm drain.
(d) A ditch.

8. On what date was Mawi Asgedom born?
(a) May 14, 1977.
(b) June 26, 1980.
(c) September 29, 1976.
(d) October 3, 1982.

9. Tewolde wanted to clean windows at what building?
(a) The candy store.
(b) The church.
(c) The library.
(d) The hospital.

10. How long was it after the library incident that a friend was giving away a weight bench in "Libee Migbar"?
(a) A year.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Ten days.

11. Who found Mawi and his brother after they knocked down a parking meter?
(a) Their father.
(b) The school principle.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A nun.

12. What forced Haileab into unemployment in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Vision loss.
(c) A knee injury.
(d) He got fired.

13. In "Days of Mischief," what did the villagers of Sudan build for the annual celebration?
(a) A sacrificial altar.
(b) A temple.
(c) A huge bonfire.
(d) A great pyramid.

14. Which of the following sports was Mawi involved in during high school?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Football.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Baseball.

15. What did Mawi ask the universities he applied to to waive in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?
(a) Tuition.
(b) U.S. residency requirements.
(c) Application fees.
(d) Test scores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mawi realize his father had been at the end of "The Unmaking of a Man"?

2. What was one of several topics to avoid talking about with their parents, according to the author in "Coffee Tales"?

3. What month was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?

4. What library did Mawi and his brother often go to in "Libee Migbar"?

5. How old was Tewolde when he started his own business?

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