Haileab
The illnesses that Haileab suffered from
What are glaucoma and cataracts?
Mawi and his brother were jumped by the Chicago habesha kids because...
What is "they were from the suburbs"?
The news story that Mawi's father translated for his horrified family after seeing it on an American television
What is "double homicide"?
The three countries Mawi lived in were...
Ethiopia, Sudan, the United States
The teacher who told Mawi to sign up for track was...
What is Coach Kroger?
The reason Haileab was stopped by police
What is leaf burning at the park?
Haileab embarrassed Mawi at a gathering by...
What is singing and rapping?
The name of the bully that Mawi and Tewolde were most afraid of at their Chicago elementary school
Jake
The person who encouraged Mawi to apply to Harvard was...
What is "Mrs. Martin, his counselor"?
The name of the elementary school that Mawi attended in Chicago was...
What is "Longfellow Elementary School"?
The distance that Haileab insisted that Mawi and Tweolde runbefore sunrise every morning
What is 2 miles/8 laps?
The Ethiopian/Eritrean style of freestyle rap is...
What is "geetme"?
The other students in elementary school would taunt Mawi, saying "Hey _________! You look so skinny. Let me know if you need more food. You want another sandwich? How about some extra milk? I don't want you to starve."
What is "Salami"
The country that Haileab was born in was...
What is "Eritrea"?
The name of the girl in the National Honors Society that Mawi had a crush on was...
What is Bonnie Nadzam?
Mr. Quul-fee was...
What is Haileab's belt?
The name of the child who had to read Haileab's writings for him at the celebrations
What is "Abraham"?
Name four of the eight colleges that Mawi applied and was accepted to
What is Taylor, Miami of Ohio, Illinois, Duke, Wake Forest, Washington University in St. Louis, Yale, and Harvard?
Coach Martin helped Mawi by...
What is "paying for his shoes, spikes, and clothes"?
The name of the boy who Mawi stole Reese's from (who later became his best friend) was...
The details of the two cases that Haileab helped other refugees navigate in court were...
In "The Walmart Video" Mawi says that the ingredients that are essential in every Ethiopian and Eritrean dish are...
What is "onions and garlic"?
List four things that Mawi says proved that Tewolde "developed a heart" in Libee Migbar
1. Giving an unhoused man their sandwiches
2. Helped the "address-book brother" find housing, a job, and money
3. Started his own cleaning business
4. Always acknowledged their "white grandma" and said hello when he saw her
5. Donated $240 a year to Compassion International
6. Left quarters in his little brother Hntsa's shoes for him to find
The book that Mawi got a surprise snow day to study so he could get an A on his English final was...
What is Ethan Frome?
Name all of Mawi's family members (who are named in the book)
Father Haileab, Mother Tsege, older half-sister Mulu, older brother Tewolde, younger sister Mehret, younger brother Hntsa