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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 much older was Nikki than Wes?

2. In Chapter 3, how many students in the Bronx graduated from high school in four years?

3. In Chapter 3, how long had it been since Tony was in school?

4. Where was Moore apprehended after he committed a crime?

5. Where did Wes get a scholarship to attend graduate school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wes research the information he wrote in The Other Wes Moore?

2. What story appeared about Moore in the Baltimore Sun in 2000?

3. How did Wes skip school in Chapter 4?

4. Where did Wes go a few days after moving in with his grandparents in Chapter 2 and why did he plan to return?

5. In Chapter 4, what happened when the police caught Wes and his friend?

6. In Chapter 3, why did Wes get suspended from school?

7. In Chapter 2, where did Wes's mother sleep and why?

8. What did Wes share about his grandparents in Chapter 2?

9. Why did Wes's mother, Joy, leave her first husband, Bill?

10. How did Moore meet his father for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wes and Moore had siblings. Were the relationships that Wes and Moore had with their siblings positive or negative?

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

Flashbacks are a means to tell what has happened in the past. How does the author use flashbacks to share information from the past? How does the use of flashbacks affect the narrative?

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