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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does Other Wes tell his mom he does to earn money?
He DJs for his friends
He works at a car wash
He mows lawns
He works at McDonalds
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does Tony do when he learns the truth about where Other Wes makes his money?
He tries to arrange a loan
He offers to go into business with him
He beats Wes up
He threatens to call the police
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does his mom do when she finds Other Wes' stash?
She puts it back where she found it
She flushes it down the toilet
She steals it
She turns it in to the police
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is Author Wes' basic problem with learning and school?
He hates his teachers
He is distracted by girls
He is not attending
He keeps getting into fights
- 5. Multiple Choice
What lessons did Wes learn from the Bronx streets?
that cops are smarter than they thought
about girls getting their periods
about gang violence
all of these
- 6. Multiple Choice
Wes' tag, "KK" with a circle around it, stand for:
Kickin' Kid
Kaptain Kool
Kid Kupid
Krazy Kid
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does Shea do for work?
He delivers pizza
He delivers flowers
He delivers drugs
He repairs electronics
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is Shea's response in the back of the police car?
He is nervous and sweating
He threw up
He is defiant and cocky
He starts crying
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is Author Wes' response in the back of the police car?
tearful and regretful
he blames it all on Shea
He thinks it's funny
he is angry about losing his backpack
- 10. Multiple Choice
What do the officers do to Wes and Shea?
they call their parents
they take them to jail
they beat them up
they lecture the boys and let them go
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the military school Wes attends?Riverside Military AcademyWentworth Military AcademyValley Forge Military AcademyHowe Military Academy
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat book did the author Wes finish in just two days?Catcher in the RyeFab FiveThe Great GatsbyCatch-22
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the high school the "other" Wes Moore attended?Dundee High SchoolPS 219George Washington Carver High SchoolPerry Hall High School
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho worked at a restaurant called "Poor Folks"?AliciaWhite BoyTonyShani
- 15. Multiple ChoiceOne of the "other" Wes Moore's friends, Damon, has to drop out of high school because his mother is very ill. What did his mother suffer from?Sickle Cell AnemiaDrug addictionKidney DiseaseMultiple Sclerosis
- 16. Multiple ChoiceVocab: If you find something less than credible, or you doubt it truthfulness, you might say you are _____________.ironicdubioussporadicirrelevant
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat do author Wes and his friend intend to order when they go into town for dinner?Chinese foodPizzaStromboliFried shrimp
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhen author Wes dreams of a career in the NBA, for which team does he envision himself playing?Boston CelticsNew York KnicksDallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
- 19. Multiple Choice
How did Alicia and Other Wes meet?
at the club
on the bus to school
in the park
at a party
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat agency does the "other" Wes go to when he attempts to leave the street life behind him?Labor ReadyManpowerMVP StaffingJob Corps
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat neighborhood did the "other" Wes Moore live in?FlushingHollywood HeightsDundeeScranton
- 22. Multiple Choice
How did Mary react when she heard Alicia was pregnant?
she was furious
she cried
she offered to throw a baby shower
she accepted it and moved on
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the "other" Wes Moore's first job after training?CarpentryLandscapingAssemblyTrash collection
- 24. Multiple ChoiceVocab: I felt like a _________ when I wore the wrong outfit to the dinner partypariahvexcharadekindred
- 25. Multiple Choice
How did Other Wes' father react the first time they saw each other?
he brought him a gift
he hugged him and smiled
he didn't know who Wes was
he started crying
- 26. Multiple Choice
What emotions does Other Wes feel when Ray went down?
he felt nothing
Adrenaline rush and fear, but no regret
guilt and regret
he was in a rage
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIn what state is the military school located?New YorkMarylandPennsylvaniaIllinois
- 28. Multiple Choice"This _________ would like to go to the bathroom. This _________ would like to eat."
What is the word by which refers to new recruits and to which they must refer to themselves by?GruntSoliderPlebeBoy - 29. Multiple ChoiceAt his peak earnings, the "other" Wes's weekly take dealing drugs was often as high as ________dollars10,0002,0004,0008,0000
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat song is played every night at 10pm at the military school?God Bless AmericaTapsStar Spangled BannerThe Yanks are Coming
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