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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 4, how much were the drugs worth that Mary flushed down the toilet?

2. In Chapter 4, what was the name of Wes's English teacher?

3. Where did Wes live in Chapter Part 1?

4. How tall was Wes's father?

5. In Chapter 4, how did Moore tell Tony that he got money?

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

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

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

6. How did Wes's father die?

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

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

9. How did Wes skip school in Chapter 4?

10. Why did Moore get arrested in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Role models can be a positive or negative influence. What are role models? Why are role models important? How did role models affect the lives of Wes and Moore?

Essay Topic 3

Wes and Moore had siblings. Were the relationships that Wes and Moore had with their siblings positive or negative?

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