Of Beetles & Angels Review (from hannah_parisella13 on Quizlet)

What is the sight from his journey to Sudan that Mawi says that he will never forget?

• A person who takes responsibility for someone or something
• he is six years old
• Poorly or improperly nourished
• He remembered the arid desert and the woman who persevered along the way. He shows the imagery of the suffering.

What are some of the dangers refugees face in the camp at Umsagata? What can refugees do to avoid some of these perils?

• violence, malnutrition, they learned how to fight. To avoid the perils: get a dog, be kind to one another

• The coach told him that he could get into the track team. He did. And it has advanced him. He got new scholarship. And he made new friends. And everything has gone good for him in track.

• Yearn

• He tries to tell to them to always treat everyone with respect because some of them could be Angels in disguise. Angels dress lowly like "beetles", such as beggars, vagrants, and misfits. He said that ordinarily people ignorantly mistreat them. Message: don't judge a book by its cover.

How old is Mawi when he becomes a refugee?

• he is six years old
• The two brothers do landscaping and housecleaning. Tewolde starts a cleaning business at age 17.
• Because he was a medicine person so he had medicine. There were lots of people in the village who were sick and needed it. NO PAY. And no matter how rich or poor.
• Expressed, performed, or uttered with emphasis

What was going to school like for Mawi and Tewolde while they were living at the refugee camp in Umsagata? Why were the teachers allowed to behave like this?

• he is six years old
• Poorly or improperly nourished
• a drunk driver kills Tewolde during his senior year
• The teachers would abuse them because there weren't any laws that restricted them from doing so. Parents would always side with teachers.

What is Mawi's father's greatest habesha talent?

• Belief in your own value or worth
• It is a cold and they would throw up everything they ate and many children died from it. They are treated with penicillin shots.the villagers refuse to help people who have it and will leave them to die.
• They were good friends and came from the same country. He had gone back to their own country and told Mawi's the people he met there he talked to a lot of older friends and how good of a person he was and treated people fairly. He realized that his father was a hero to his people. That's how people interpreted his father.
• dancing

Who arrives in Umsagata just days before the Asgedom family is supposed to leave for America? How do the family's plans change as a result?

• Mulu, Mawi's half-sister arrives and the family takes her with them, but have to wait another year.
• They eventuate into a two-story house n the Chicago suburbs. They're sponsors are the church. Charlene was a like a nanny to them, their guardian angel.
• Haileab plans a lie. He says that there was a kid in the way and that they didn't want to hit the child.
• dancing

Who do Mawi's parents contact in order to get assistance in coming to America? Who is the contact person who helps them in the United States? What assistance does this organization provide to refugees?

• Haileab believe his children will be able to be successful in life and help themselves and their people if they are successful in school by getting good grades, not fighting back, working hard, and staying out out of trouble.
• One of the kids, Sam, cornered Mawi and pressed him into a fence, nearly suffocating him. Tewolde found out and beat up Sam. They ran away to avoid the consequences. Other times are when Tewolde scared the people away who bully Mawi.
• World Relief. They contact Beth Raney who helps them find a sponsoring church.
• Mawi initially plans to go to Taylor University in Indiana. He applies to Duke, Harvard, Taylor, Miami of Ohio, Wake Forest, Illinois, Yale, and Washington University. He receives a full tuition scholarship to Harvard which is the school he decides to attend.

Where does the Asgedom family eventually settle down? Who are their sponsors? Who is Charlene?

• He started from the beginning. He started helping around the clinic then reading anatomy books. He took a special test. Then he became a doctor. He scored the sending highest score.
• To eat or swallow in a greedy way
• They eventuate into a two-story house n the Chicago suburbs. They're sponsors are the church. Charlene was a like a nanny to them, their guardian angel.
• Working for peace, happiness, and kindness. This task requires all people to be Angels, not beetles.

Who is Hntsa-Eyesus? What is he also known as? What does he symbolize?

• To eat or swallow in a greedy way
• They were good friends and came from the same country. He had gone back to their own country and told Mawi's the people he met there he talked to a lot of older friends and how good of a person he was and treated people fairly. He realized that his father was a hero to his people. That's how people interpreted his father.
• To pull up or tear out of the ground by the roots
• He is their new baby brother and is also known as Temesgen or "Thank You". He symbolizes thankfulness and gratitude.

What is the lesson that Haileab tries to teach his children through his story about "beetles and angels"?

• To cause to feel great pain or distress
• Treat everyone with kindness. Ex. You picked on an old and frail man who turns out to be a Vietnam veteran.
• When Tewolde helped the guy find a home and job. He also helped a refugee when he had little himself.
• He tries to tell to them to always treat everyone with respect because some of them could be Angels in disguise. Angels dress lowly like "beetles", such as beggars, vagrants, and misfits. He said that ordinarily people ignorantly mistreat them. Message: don't judge a book by its cover.