The Other Wes Moore Part 1
Authored by Wallace Austin
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author had just won a scholarship to this college when he read about the other Wes Moore.
Stanford
UCLA
Oxford
Johns Hopkins
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"We definitely have our disagreements—and Wes, it should never be forgotten, is in prison for his participation in a heinous crime."
What is the meaning of the word heinous?
hatefully or shockingly evil
a crime less serious than a felony
marked by injustice, partiality, or deception
free from guilt or sin especially through lack of knowledge of evil
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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the other Wes agree to cooperate with the author in writing the book?
He wanted to proclaim his innocence
He wanted to spread his newfound religious faith
He wanted others to learn from his story
The author promised him some of the royalties from the book
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One theme of the introduction is
how small, sudden decisions can seal our fate
how a thoughtful life plan can lead to greatness
how personal morality guides all our decision
how the justice system is broken
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In Chapter 1, what do we find out about the author's mother?
She never graduated college.
She was abused during her first marriage.
She is a local news broadcaster.
She smokes marijuana.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Where was the author's mother from originally?
New York
St. Thomas
Los Angeles
Jamaica
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CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is something the two Wes Moores have in common?
Both had absent fathers early in their lives
Both of their parents graduated from college
They both have an older brother
They have the same middle name
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
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