Of Beetles and Angels by Mawi AsgedomStudy Guide“Memories” (pgs. 1-3)1. Where is Mawis home?2. Who does Mawi go to Sudan with?3. Why did Mawis father leave Ethiopia?“The Camp” (pgs. 5- 12)1. Where does Mawis family take refuge and for how long?2. Describe the conditions in the Sudanese refugee camp.3. What ideas do Mawi and his family have about the United States?“Coming to America” (pgs. 15-18)1. What organization helped Mawi and his family?2. Explain why their coming to the United States was delayed a year.“A New Life” (pgs. 21- 26) & “Gods Angels” (pgs. 29-31)1. Why do you think Mawi calls TV the mouthpiece of America?2. Why do you the book is called Of Beetles and Angels?“Playground Warfare” (pgs. 33-44)1. Why is it so important to Mawis parents that their children go to college?2. How do the kids at school treat Mawi?3. Why is Mbago “ashamed” to be African?4. Why do Mawi and Tewolde stop fighting?5. Why do you think Kawauns brothers defend Tewolde against Jake?“Days of Mischief” (pgs. 47-60)1. Describe Hoyo Hoyo. 2. How are the elderly treated in Mawis culture?3. Explain what “Our rules demanded that we would never add hurt to the hurting” (pg. 54) means. 4. Describe the parking meter incident.“Libee Migbar” (pgs. 63-72)1. What does “libee migbar” mean?2. What does Mawi mean when he refers to the homeless man as the address book brother?3. Why is Tewolde unable to fulfill his dreams?“Coffee Tales” (pgs. 75-82) and “The Making of a Man” (pgs. 85-92)1. How do you think Mawi and his siblings feel since they are unable to socialize the way their American peers do? Example: dating2. Describe the structure of the book. How does Mawi use italics, bold, and other print? Give two specific examples. 3. Why had Mawis father left his family in Adi?4. Explain how Mawi father, a man without a high school education, was able to pass the government test to become an advanced dresser.5. Describe the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea.“The Unmaking of a Man” (pgs. 95-106) 1. What is the significance of the title of this section?2. How does Haileabs deteriorating health affect his emotional state? How does his personality change?3. Why do you think Mawi refers to his father as a beetle?“Eyeing the Mountaintop” (pgs. 109-119)1. Do you like the way Mawi jumps around while telling his story? Why or why not? Why do you think he chose to tell his story this way instead of telling it chronologically?2. Explain how Mawi gets accepted to Harvard with a full scholarship.“Father Haileab” (pgs. 121-131) and “IzgihareYihabkoom” (pgs. 133-134)1. Why was it difficult for Hntsa and Mawi to imagine their father in a court before a judge?2. What do you think about the lie Haileab tells the judge?3. What do you think of the question Haileab poses to the judge: who really made the mistake (in the incident of the apartment flooding)?4. What languages does Haileab speak?5. How does Haileab die?6. How has Mawi been inspired by beetles and angels?Epilogue pgs. 135-1381. What advice does Mawis mother give him? 2. What does he come to believe his mothers advice means?3. Did you enjoy reading Of Beetles and Angels? Why or why not?