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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. 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.

2. Why did Haileab's family have to relocate in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) Mawi got a job in Seattle.
(b) Their house burned down.
(c) Their house was demolished in a tornado.
(d) They couldn't afford increased rent.

3. What disease did Haileab develop in "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. What would Haileab read at the events where hundreds of refugees would gather together in reception hall?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Soccer scores.
(c) Poetry.
(d) The newspaper.

5. What month was it when the author described giving a stranger his lunch at the library?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) July.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Mawi's father do whenever the armies approached?

2. What did Tewolde help the man whom he had taken the weight bench from find?

3. The man that Tewolde took the weight bench to in "Libee Migbar" was the same man from where?

4. Who offered Mawi a full-tuition scholarship?

5. A teacher helped Tewolde start his own business by teaching him how to ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Tewolde and Mawi take the weight bench in "Libee Migbar"? What discovery did Mawi make of his brother?

2. What did Tewolde hope to accomplish with his business in "Libee Migbar"? What happened instead?

3. What led Mawi's mother to eventually leave for Sudan with her children, as revealed in "Coffee Tales"?

4. What did Mawi realize about his family in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"? Who did he hope to become like?

5. What faux pas did Haileab commit at the family's new residence in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

6. What did Mawi find in Tewolde's room after his death in "Libee Migbar"? What did this make him realize?

7. What athletics was the author involved in during high school, as related in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"? Who helped him succeed?

8. How did Mawi attempt to take responsibility for his family, as related in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?

9. What did Mawi and his brother learn about their father's departure in "Coffee Tales"?

10. What did Mawi and his siblings learn about their father's birth and early life in "The Making of a Man"?

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