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WorksheetsWes More Ch 5-6
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the military school Wes attends?
a)
Riverside Military Academy
b)
Wentworth Military Academy
c)
Valley Forge Military Academy
d)
Howe Military Academy
2.
What book did the author Wes finish in just two days?
a)
Catcher in the Rye
b)
Fab Five
c)
The Great Gatsby
d)
Catch-22
3.
What is the name of the high school the "other" Wes Moore attended?
a)
Dundee High School
b)
PS 219
c)
George Washington Carver High School
d)
Perry Hall High School
4.
Who worked at a restaurant called "Poor Folks"?
a)
Alicia
b)
White Boy
c)
Tony
d)
Shani
5.
One of the "other" Wes Moore's friends, Damon, has to drop out of high school because his mother is very ill. What did his mother suffer from?
a)
Sickle Cell Anemia
b)
Drug addiction
c)
Kidney Disease
d)
Multiple Sclerosis
6.
Vocab: If you find something less than credible, or you doubt it truthfulness, you might say you are _____________.
a)
ironic
b)
dubious
c)
sporadic
d)
irrelevant
7.
What do author Wes and his friend intend to order when they go into town for dinner?
a)
Chinese food
b)
Pizza
c)
Stromboli
d)
Fried shrimp
8.
When author Wes dreams of a career in the NBA, for which team does he envision himself playing?
a)
Boston Celtics
b)
New York Knicks
c)
Dallas Mavericks
d)
Los Angeles Lakers
9.
What agency does the "other" Wes go to when he attempts to leave the street life behind him?
a)
Labor Ready
b)
Manpower
c)
MVP Staffing
d)
Job Corps
10.
What is the "other" Wes Moore's first job after training?
a)
Carpentry
b)
Landscaping
c)
Assembly
d)
Trash collection
11.
Vocab: I felt like a _________ when I wore the wrong outfit to the dinner party
a)
pariah
b)
vex
c)
charade
d)
kindred
12.
What neighborhood did the "other" Wes Moore live in?
a)
Flushing
b)
Hollywood Heights
c)
Dundee
d)
Scranton
13.
What happens to new paratroopers who refuse to jump on their first mission?
a)
They are allowed to sit back down.
b)
They are pushed out
c)
The are punished when they return to base.
d)
They are kicked out of the Air Force
14.
What is the model and color of the car that tries to run over the author Wes and his friend when they walk into town?
a)
Toyota/Red
b)
Cadillac/Black
c)
Land Rover/Green
d)
Honda/Blue
15.
In what state is the military school located?
a)
New York
b)
Maryland
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Illinois
16.
"This _________ would like to go to the bathroom. This _________ would like to eat."
What is the word by which refers to new recruits and to which they must refer to themselves by?
What is the word by which refers to new recruits and to which they must refer to themselves by?
a)
Grunt
b)
Solider
c)
Plebe
d)
Boy
17.
At his peak earnings, the "other" Wes's weekly take dealing drugs was often as high as ________dollars
a)
10,000
b)
2,000
c)
4,000
d)
8,0000
18.
When the author Wes takes his first jump, the three things he is to remember include:
Trust your equipment, trust your training, trust ____________
Trust your equipment, trust your training, trust ____________
a)
yourself
b)
your commander
c)
your troop
d)
your God
19.
What song is played every night at 10pm at the military school?
a)
God Bless America
b)
Taps
c)
Star Spangled Banner
d)
The Yanks are Coming
20.
What is the color of the rip cord on the author's parachute?
a)
Yellow
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Green
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