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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what was the name of Wes's English teacher?
(a) Mrs. Downs.
(b) Mrs. Wilson.
(c) Mrs. Philipps.
(d) Mrs. Roberts.

2. What is the date in Chapter 3?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1987.

3. Who hit Shani in the nose in Chapter 4?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Ingrid.
(c) Lateshia.
(d) Monica.

4. In Chapter 4, what was the name of the boy who got jumped and beaten for wearing the wrong color jacket?
(a) Todd.
(b) Rob.
(c) Mark.
(d) Olaf.

5. What year is it in Chapter 2?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rank did Woody's father used to be in the Army?

2. Who went to Wes's high school graduation?

3. From the early 1980s to the end of the decade, what percent did the murder rate rise in the Bronx?

4. Who was the mayor of Baltimore in Chapter 3?

5. How many years did Wes's grandmother teach elementary school in the Bronx?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where did Wes's mother sleep and why?

2. Why did Wes's mother, Joy, leave her first husband, Bill?

3. In Chapter 4, why did Tony beat up Moore?

4. How did Moore meet his father for the first time?

5. How did Wes research the information he wrote in The Other Wes Moore?

6. How did Moore explain the Nikes he had in his room to his mother and his brother in Chapter 4?

7. Why did Moore's mother have to give up her dream of getting a college degree?

8. In Chapter 3, why did Mary not want Wes to go public school?

9. In Chapter 4, how did Wes feel when he was outside Jessup Correctional Institution?

10. Where did Mary send Wes to school in Chapter 3 and what was it like?

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