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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 finish his undergraduate degree in Chapter 8?

2. How many times did Moore meet his father?

3. How many children did Sergent Prothero have?

4. How many seconds did Wes have to wait before pulling his parachute in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 6, what was Wes's rank at the military academy?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Woody graduated from high school in 1994, what did he remember about his classmates who did not graduate?

2. In Chapter 6, why did Moore get arrested?

3. What happened during the robbery of J. Browns Jewlers?

4. When and where did Wes serve in the military?

5. Why did Wes and Dalio have to sneak back to campus in Chapter 6?

6. At the end of Chapter 7, how did Moore go from hope to despair?

7. What sentence did all the robbers receive?

8. What books did Wes enjoy reading in Chapter 7 and why?

9. What did Moore say about expectations in Part 3?

10. Why did Moore drop out of school after leaving juvenile detention?

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 and Wes had decisions to make in Chapter 6. What decisions did they have to make? What did their decisions reveal about them?

Essay Topic 3

Chapters have titles. How do chapter titles reveal what the author would be discussing? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

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