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

2. What did Mawi realize his father had been at the end of "The Unmaking of a Man"?
(a) A hero.
(b) A thief.
(c) A professional athlete.
(d) A doctor.

3. What profession did Haileab have in Africa?
(a) Food vendor.
(b) Banker.
(c) Healer.
(d) Cook.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the track coach purchase for Mawi during the four years he was on the track team?

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

3. Mawi understood that he wanted to take responsibility for his family, and his way to do that was through what means?

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

5. Haileab decided to help the neighbors by cleaning up their leaves and getting garbage out of __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe his brother's transformation in "Libee Migbar"?

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

3. How did Mawi's father come to work essentially as a doctor, as described in "The Making of a Man"?

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

5. What plan did Mawi and Tewolde develop on Halloween in "Days of Mischief"?

6. Why was Mawi's family evicted? What happened when they moved in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

7. What correlation did the author find between Halloween and holidays from his homeland in "Days of Mischief"?

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

9. How does the author describe his father's transformation in America in "The Unmaking of a Man"?

10. What led to Tewolde developing his own business in "Libee Migbar"?

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