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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States?

2. Mawi describes admiring and wanting to be like whom in "Eyeing the Mountaintop"?

3. Haileab surmised that if he went by himself to Sudan, the rebels would think he was just going to __________________.

4. What is the name of the individual who believed in Mawi and appreciated his dedication to track?

5. Haileab earned further education and became what as opposed to a full-fledged doctor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Mawi and his brother almost get arrested in "Days of Mischief"? What words of their father did they recall?

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

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

5. What did Mawi know not to discuss with his parents as a child? How did he and his brother learn about the past in "Coffee Tales"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze foreshadowing in "A New Life," and discuss the impressions of American culture gained by Mawi's family through television and tours. What did Mawi's father think of the television? Why? How did television shape the way Mawi's parents instructed their children to act in public?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the settings of Adi Wahla, Ethiopia, and Sudan. Where did Mawi's family first encounter refugees in Sudan? What were the conditions like there? Also discuss the journey of Mawi's family across the desert to arrive in Sudan. What dangers did the family face?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of sacrifice in the narrative, and examine the reasons for Haileab's sacrifice in leaving his homeland. What dangers did his family face in staying where they were? Why did Haileab leave behind his wealth and everything he owned? How many others faced the same perils in order to escape?

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