We Beat the Street (Chapter 17 – Conclusion)

The rock-in-a-snowstorm joke in Chapter 17 is mainly a comment on _____.

• A. anxiety over fitting in as a freshman

• B. the changing weather as the year progresses

• C. romance and heartbreak in college

• D. the school’s lack of racial diversity

Which of the following is most strongly supported by the “Conversation with Doctor Rameck Hunt” in Chapter 17?

• A. Rameck and his friends are not provided enough social or athletic activities at his new college.

• B. Rameck is a violent person and cannot succeed academically.

• C. Sometimes physical confrontation is the only way to gain respect in certain environments.

• D. Some survival skills that are helpful in Rameck’s inner-city neighborhood aren’t helpful in college.

Which of the following best explains the motivation behind the club Ujima?

• A. The friends wanted to throw a large party on campus.

• B. The friends wanted to show inner-city kids that college isn’t an unattainable abstract idea.

• C. The friends wanted to encourage inner-city kids to maintain positive relationships with their parents and the police.

• D. The friends wanted to inspire inner city-kids to achieve academic success in college.

Which statement is most strongly supported by the Ujima school visit in Chapter 17?

• A. Most dreams take great discipline and focus to achieve.

• B. All dreams are worthy, no matter how unattainable they may seem.

• C. Dreaming big is the only way to achieve big things.

• D. Some dreams are wiser to pursue than others.

Which of the following best describes the three friends’ rap group?

• A. It was a positive passion that didn’t end their dream to become doctors.

• B. It was a fast way to earn wealth and fame.

• C. It was a negative distraction that nearly ended with them being expelled from college.

• D. It was a dangerous hobby that nearly got them killed.

According to Chapter 19’s “Conversation with George,” an important part of achieving one’s goals is mainly ________.

• A. going to sleep early and staying away from temptations

• B. being honest about fears and self-doubt with friends

• C. working diligently, consistently, and with self-confidence

• D. suppressing fear and always appearing confident

The chapter “Driving while Black” mainly reveals ______.

• A. how easily one unjust police officer can ruin the life of a Black man

• B. the failures of American medical institutions

• C. the kindness of one heroic judge

• D. how easily one unjust police officer can ruin anyone’s life

Which of the following images from the text best symbolizes the disadvantages Sampson faces coming from a family without economic or educational advantages?

• A. the six-year-old child using a stethoscope

• B. the failed exam

• C. the dissected heart in his surgical laboratory

• D. the spiral downward