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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. When were the children born that Moore had with Cheryl?

2. In Chapter 8, how many days after the robbery did Mary see information on the television?

3. How long did Wes have to wait to see Moore in Part 3?

4. How long was Moore locked up for the incident in which he shot at Ray?

5. How many pounds of gear did Wes have strapped on in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what happened when Wes was given a map to the train station?

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

3. What happened to the wedding party in Chapter 8 when they stopped at a 7-Eleven?

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

5. Who was Colonel Battaglioli?

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

7. How did Wes feel when he jumped out of a plane in Chapter 7?

8. What family did Prothero leave behind?

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

10. What was ironic about Wes's position in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Schools in the Bronx were deteriorating and did not prepare students for jobs or college. How did various people view education? How did an education or a lack of education affect the success of people in the book?

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

There were many factors that shaped the men that Wes and Moore became. What were some factors that shaped the men’s lives? How did their environments influence the type of men they became?

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