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Mawi Asgedom

Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy’s Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard

Mawi AsgedomNonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 2001

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Introduction & Author’s Note, & Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. For what anniversary of the book is the Introduction written?

2. In the Author’s Note, what subject does Mawi indicate that he mostly leaves out of the book?

3. What method of transportation does Mawi and his family use to get from Ethiopia to Sudan?

4. What is the name of the city where Mawi’s family make their temporary home in Sudan after fleeing Ethiopia?

Multiple Choice

1. What US-based organization is key in helping to relocate Mawi’s family from Sudan to America?

A) the Red Cross

B) World Relief

C) the United Nations

D) the Salvation Army

2. What is an example of the type of question asked in the examination Mawi’s family took prior to moving to America?

A) “Who was the 3rd president of the United States?”

B) “At what age may a US citizen be elected President?”

C) “Why do you want to go to America?”

D) “What are the names of the 50 states in alphabetical order?”

3. In what year does Mawi’s family leave Sudan for the United States?

A) 1980

B) 1981

C) 1982

D) 1983

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