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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. Of the people who waited in Part 3 to see inmates, how many were men?

2. Who did Moore live with in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 8, where did the police accost some members of the wedding party?

4. In Chapter 5, where did Wes hide his gun?

5. Who encouraged Wes to apply for the Rhodes Scholarship?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what news did Wes get from Justin?

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

3. What did reading Colin Powell want that Wes also decided he also wanted?

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

5. In Chapter 6, what breaks did Moore get for the incident in which he shot at Ray?

6. In Chapter 7, what was wrong with Moore's girlfriend Cheryl?

7. Why did Wes decide to apply to attend Johns Hopkins?

8. How did Wes's mother get the money for his first year at the military academy?

9. What did Wes's mother tell him when he called her in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Wes and Moore were given second chances. What second chances did they both receive? Did they take advantage of the chances they were given?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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