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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. What was the name of Joy's first husband?
(a) Mike.
(b) Dave.
(c) Tom.
(d) Bill.

2. In Chapter 3 at a Chinese restaurant, what did Moore think was a girl?
(a) Table.
(b) Curtain.
(c) Trash can.
(d) Box.

3. Who was the mayor of Baltimore in Chapter 3?
(a) Clarence H. Burns.
(b) Martin O'Malley.
(c) William D. Schaefer.
(d) Kurt Schmoke.

4. What was Wes's father's job?
(a) Architect.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Lawyer.

5. In Chapter 2, how many times did Moore's family move?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, when Joy moved to New York, how long had she lived in her house in Baltimore?

2. What was Wes arrested for in Chapter 4?

3. Where did both Wes Moores grow up?

4. In Chapter 4, how often did Wes show up to school?

5. What percent of students at Chinquapin MIddle School were black?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where was Wes's mother born, and when and why did she and her family come to the United States?

4. What happened when Moore and his friend skipped school in Chapter 3?

5. What story appeared about Moore in the Baltimore Sun in 2000?

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

7. Where did Wes go a few days after moving in with his grandparents in Chapter 2 and why did he plan to return?

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

9. In Chapter 3, why did Wes get suspended from school?

10. What were the Cherry Hill Apartments?

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