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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When they were still in elementary school, Mawi's brother told him stories about five brothers from where?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) India.
(c) China.
(d) Canada.

2. What is the name of Mawi's little brother who was born in "A New Life"?
(a) Hntsa-Eyesus.
(b) Haileab.
(c) Jake.
(d) Kiros.

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

4. What country borders Eritrea to the west?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Djibouti.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Ethiopia.

5. What country borders Eritrea to the southeast?
(a) Djibouti.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Ethiopia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Mawi's father take upon moving to the United States?

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

3. What was the name of the bully who decided to go after Mawi's brother?

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. Through television, Mawi's family discovered that Americans were very concerned with cleanliness and ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the educational system and his interaction with other children in "The Camp"?

2. How does the author describe the Sudanese rebels in "The Camp"? Where did the author's father want to go in order to find security?

3. Who led the author's family across the desert in "Memories"? How is she described?

4. How does Mawi describe his interactions with bullies in "The Camp"? Who came to his aid when he was attacked?

5. What did Mawi's family learn about American culture through television in "A New Life"? What else did they do for entertainment?

6. How does the author explain the meaning of his name in the Author's Note? Whose story does he assert Of Beetles and Angels tells in this preface?

7. With whom did Mawi travel across the desert in "Memories"? Where were they going? How old was Mawi?

8. Where did Mawi's family stay upon their arrival in the U.S. in "A New Life"? Who met and helped them at the airport?

9. What did Mawi's parents believe about education, as described in "Playground Warfare"? Why?

10. Who agreed to sponsor Mawi's family in "A New Life"? What did Mawi's family make of the sights of Chicago?

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