1 Who is the author of the story collection? Ana Castillo Meron Hadero Sandra Cisneros Chinua Achebe 2 When was the book published? 2020 2001 2009 2022 3 Where is the first story set? San Francisco New York Addis Ababa Los Angeles 4 Why is Saba anxious? Because she's lost her suitcase Because her relatives are mean Because there is bad traffic Because her flight is delayed 5 Who ends up giving up space in the suitcase? Fassil Saba Konjit Rahel 6 Where does the story "The Wall" take place? Iowa New York Ethiopia Washington 7 Where is Herr Weill from? Spain England France Germany 8 What does Herr Weill help the narrator with? Science Social Studies English Math 9 Where does the narrator live before coming to America? Dusseldorf Berlin London Paris 10 What conflict caused Herr Weill to leave Germany? World War II Vietnam World War I The Cold War 11 What does the narrator leave for Herr Weill at the end of the story? Chocolate Flowers A journal A note 12 What is Herr Weill's first name? Lukas Johannes Finn Klaus 13 Who is the protagonist of "The Street Sweep"? Yohannes Mekonnen Getu Saba 14 Who encourages Getu about getting a well-paying job? His mother Bobby Jeff Johnson An unnamed NGO worker? 15 Where does Getu go in the story? To his job To a political rally To an employment office To a party 16 What does Getu smell at the party? Lilacs Clean sheets Pine Aloe 17 Whose voice is Getu constantly hearing? Jeff Johnson's His father's His mother's The prime minister's 18 What does Getu's mother say about people from the upper class? That they dislike him That they are always looking to help people That they are very charitable That they will never accept him 19 What happens at the end of the story? Getu goes home to his mother Getu steals a business card Getu angrily yells at Jeff Getu sneaks back into the party 20 What does Getu learn at the end of the story? That Jeff never intended to help him That Jeff has been making fun of him That Jeff's job doesn't pay well That Jeff has no job 21 Who was in power during the Derg? Vladimir Lenin Mengistu Haile Mariam Haile Selassie Robert Mugabe 22 What kind of government was established during the Derg? Communist Democratic Socialist Fascist 23 Where is Mekonnen from in "Mekonnen aka Mack aka Huey Freakin' Newton"? Ethiopia Kenya South Africa Zimbabwe 24 What perspective is the book written in? A mixture of first and third person First person Third person Second person 25 Where does Mekonnen live? Staten Island The Bronx Brooklyn Queens
