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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 long had Sergent Prothero worked for the Baltimore County Police Department in Chapter 8?

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

3. How many players did Uncle Howard tell Wes were chosen by the NBA draft every year?

4. In Chapter 8, how many men robbed the jewelry store?

5. What was the dollar amount of jewlery that the thieves took in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Moore drop out of school after leaving juvenile detention?

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

3. What sentence did all the robbers receive?

4. As Woody graduated from high school in 1994, what did he remember about his classmates who did not graduate?

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

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

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

8. What happened during the robbery of J. Browns Jewlers?

9. Why was Moore arrested 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

Moore and Wes had decisions to make in Chapter 6. What decisions did they have to make? What did their decisions reveal about them?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The mothers of both Wes Moores wanted the best for their sons. How did the two mothers try to help their sons? What type of mothers were they? What is revealed about motherhood through the women?

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