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.

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Where was Wes' (author) mother from?

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

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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.

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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. 

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What happened to Wes' (author) father?

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

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Did the "other" Wes know his father?

• Yes
• No

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

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

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Did the "other" Wes' mother finish college?

• Yes
• No

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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. 

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

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

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