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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. How many kids graduated with Woody in Chapter 6?

2. How long was Ray in the hospital after Moore shot him?

3. In Chapter 7, where was Wes training?

4. In Chapter 7, how long had Levy gotten out of the hustling game?

5. In Chapter 6, how long had Wes been at the military academy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened when Wes would not get out of bed his first morning at the military academy?

5. Why was Moore arrested in Chapter 5?

6. What family did Prothero leave behind?

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

8. What sentence did all the robbers receive?

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

10. How many children did Moore have in Chapter 7, how old were they, and who were their mothers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author and Travis Smiley present a Call to Action at the end of the book. What call to action do they present? Why do they believe that call to action is so important?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 5, Wes and Moore found themselves in new worlds. What were the new worlds the boys had to adapt to? How did being lost in those worlds affect the boys?

Essay Topic 3

Wes went to a private school when they moved to the Bronx. In what way was Wes living in two worlds when they moved to the Bronx? What were the challenges he had from living in two worlds?

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