Gifted Hands Chapters 1&2

What did the school counselor try to do to Ben's brother Curtis?

• she tried to hold him back because of his lack of effort

• she wanted to kick him out of school for behavior

• she told him to drop out

• she tried to move him to take vocational courses.

Why was Bennie's mother against them taking vocational courses?

• she wanted them to drop out of school and work

• the kids were mean to the boys

• she wanted more for them, she wanted them to go to college.

How did Ben describe his mothers character?

• hardworking, goal-oriented, driven to demanding the best.

• lazy, always gone, sick and mean

• kind, shy, withdrawn

• not able to show emotion, quiet, and reserved.

How does Bennie feel about his mother working so hard? 

• He knows she is doing it because she loves them.
• He doesn't really care. 
• He wants her to get another job.
• He wants his dad to come back

What genre is the book, Gifted Hands?

• science fiction
• biography
• autobiography
• historical drama

Where did the author and his brother stay when his mother went away in “Carrying the Load”? 

• Home alone
• With their father
• With their teachers
• With neighbors

Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives? 

• To pursue a singing career
• to gamble 
• to visit her ex-husband
• to a mental hospital

Where did the author's family move, after his mother decided to rent their house?

• Boston
• New York City
• Tennessee
• Detroit

Who took the author's family in once they arrived in a new city? 

• Some friends of the family
• His father
• His grandparents
• His aunt and uncle

How many siblings does Ben's mother and father have altogether? (Including them.)

• 23
• 13
• 38
• 50