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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school did Wes attend when he moved to the Bronx?

2. How tall was Wes's grandfather?

3. What grade was Ozzie in when high school began to recruit him for their basketball teams?

4. How many years were Wes's grandparents married?

5. How much older was Nikki than Wes?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what happened when the police caught Wes and his friend?

2. Why was Tony known as a gangster in Chapter 2?

3. How did Wes skip school in Chapter 4?

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

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

6. What story appeared about Wes in the Baltimore Sun in 2000?

7. What were the Cherry Hill Apartments?

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

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

10. In Chapter 4, what did Mary find in Moore's room, and what did she do with it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wes Moore is the author of The Other Wes Moore. Why did he write the book? What does he want readers to learn from the book?

Essay Topic 2

Moore went after a kid with a knife after the kid punched him. How had Tony been teaching Moore to react to slights? How did Tony influence the way that Moore reacted when people disrespected him or hurt him physically?

Essay Topic 3

A legacy is something passed down in a family. In what way did Wes’s family provide a legacy for him? What type of legacy did they give him?

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