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Of Beetles & Angels Review (from hannah_parisella13 on Quizlet)

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Biology

12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

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