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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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