GIFTED HANDS chapters 1-6

How does Bennie feel about his father leaving his family? He is _______and _____his mother to take his father back.

• saddened/ ask

• sads/beg

• saddened / begs

• begged/sad

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How are Ben Carson's parents different? Ben's mother was ____and wanted her sons to have a good education. Ben's father was more__________ with impressing people and wanting others to like him.

• concerned / frugal

• frugal / concerned

• frugal / concern

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What does Ben realize at the age of 8? He wanted to be a missionary ______.

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What is a missionary doctor?

• A person who travels around the world serving others by providing medical services.

• A doctor who doesn't have money.

• A person who works at the moment and is paid later.

• A person who doesn't like to travel around the world but likes serving others by providing medical services.

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How did Ben perform in school in the fifth grade? He was at the ______ of his class.

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When he returned to Detroit, Ben thought that he was okay, because he had done satisfactory when he was in Boston.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NONE OF THEM

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How did Ben feel about his academic abilities after returning to school in Detroit?

• He saw himself as a dummy.

• He saw himself as a successful person.

• He felt confident.

• He felt uncertain.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Why did Ben's mother have to leave Ben and his brother for weeks at a time?

• She went to visit her relatives to try to get her inner peace when the load was too heavy.

• She admitted herself to a psychiatric hospital for counseling when the load was too heavy.

• She had to work in another country because the load was too heavy

Chapter 4 is entitled "Two Positives." What is positive #2?

• Sonya's plan for success for both of her boys.

• Sonya's plan for getting back her house.

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What can the reader infer about Ben when he was confronted by the racist kids?

• he valued his origins more than more than playing sports.

• he valued his education at Wilson Jr. High more than tackling death threats

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