The Other Wes Moore

What did Wes (author) do to his sister Nikki?

• Gave her candy.
• Walked her to school.
• Punched her in the face. 
• Cut her hair.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Where was Wes' (author) mother from?

• New York
• St. Thomas
• Los Angeles
• Jamaica

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What happened to Wes' (author) mother during her first marrige?

• Her first husband did not treat her nicely, even beating her.
• Her first husband divorced her for another woman.
• Her first husband gave her everything she wanted. 
• Her first husband made her work in a factory.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Where did Wes' (author) mother meet his father, Westly. 

• At a baseball game.
• In the club.
• Working at a radio station. 
• They were next door neighbors. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What happened to Wes' (author) father?

• He became a actor. 
• He was arrested. 
• He became paralized. 
• He died suddenly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Did the "other" Wes know his father?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Who took care of the "other" Wes and his brothers and sisters?

• His oldest brother
• His father
• His aunt
• His mother

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Did the "other" Wes' mother finish college?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What happened to the "other" Wes' maternal grandmother? 

• She had kidney failure and died. 
• She decided life was too hard in the city and moved to Pennsylvania.
• She ended up going to college and studied to be a nurses. 
• She was arrested for shoplifitng grocieries for her family. 

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Who did the other "Wes" meet at the end of the chapter. 

• Michael Jordan
• Barak Obama
• His real father 
• His mother's new husband.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1