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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. At what age did Tony start dealing drugs?

2. In Chapter 1, how old was Wes?

3. When did Wes's mother start college?

4. In Chapter 3, what was the name of the place where Moore lived?

5. What football team did Moore play for in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wes skip school in Chapter 4?

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

3. In Chapter 3, what happened that made Mary decide to move?

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

5. What did Moore and Tony used to do in their days of boyhood innocence?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author and Travis Smiley present a Call to Action at the end of the book. What call to action do they present? Why do they believe that call to action is so important?

Essay Topic 2

Schools in the Bronx were deteriorating and did not prepare students for jobs or college. How did various people view education? How did an education or a lack of education affect the success of people in the book?

Essay Topic 3

When Moore was crossed he went for a knife one time and a gun another. How did Moore tend to respond in a crisis? Did he have a temper? How did he let his temper rule his actions?

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