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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. Where did Wes go to college?

2. What did Tony see in Moore's room that made him ask in Chapter 4 where Moore got the money?

3. In Chapter 2, where did Wes's mom sleep?

4. Who hit Shani in the nose in Chapter 4?

5. How old was Moore in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Wes share about his grandparents in Chapter 2?

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

9. What confused Moore about his relationship with Tony in Chapter 4?

10. In Chapter 2, what type of supervision did Moore have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The mothers of both Wes Moores wanted the best for their sons. How did the two mothers try to help their sons? What type of mothers were they? What is revealed about motherhood through the women?

Essay Topic 2

There were many factors that shaped the men that Wes and Moore became. What were some factors that shaped the men’s lives? How did their environments influence the type of men they became?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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