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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. In Chapter 3, how long would it take Wes and Justin to get to school?

2. In third grade, at what level was Wes reading?

3. How many stories tall are the Murphy Homes?

4. Where did Justin live in Chapter 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mary and her parents share parenting duties?

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

4. In Chapter 2, what did Wes's grandparents tell his mother about the changes in the Bronx since she grew up there?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Wes's father die?

10. What was the one time that Wes had friends from school over?

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

Wes spent six months studying in South Africa. What did Wes learn there and how did it shape his philosophy of life?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a way of classifying literature. What is the genre or genres of the novel and why?

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