WorksheetsThe Other Wes Moore
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Wes (author) do to his sister Nikki?
a)
Gave her candy.
b)
Walked her to school.
c)
Punched her in the face.
d)
Cut her hair.
2.
Where was Wes' (author) mother from?
a)
New York
b)
St. Thomas
c)
Los Angeles
d)
Jamaica
3.
What happened to Wes' (author) mother during her first marrige?
a)
Her first husband did not treat her nicely, even beating her.
b)
Her first husband divorced her for another woman.
c)
Her first husband gave her everything she wanted.
d)
Her first husband made her work in a factory.
4.
Where did Wes' (author) mother meet his father, Westly.
a)
At a baseball game.
b)
In the club.
c)
Working at a radio station.
d)
They were next door neighbors.
5.
What happened to Wes' (author) father?
a)
He became a actor.
b)
He was arrested.
c)
He became paralized.
d)
He died suddenly.
6.
Did the "other" Wes know his father?
a)
Yes
b)
No
7.
Who took care of the "other" Wes and his brothers and sisters?
a)
His oldest brother
b)
His father
c)
His aunt
d)
His mother
8.
Did the "other" Wes' mother finish college?
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
What happened to the "other" Wes' maternal grandmother?
a)
She had kidney failure and died.
b)
She decided life was too hard in the city and moved to Pennsylvania.
c)
She ended up going to college and studied to be a nurses.
d)
She was arrested for shoplifitng grocieries for her family.
10.
Who did the other "Wes" meet at the end of the chapter.
a)
Michael Jordan
b)
Barak Obama
c)
His real father
d)
His mother's new husband.
11.
Who were Wes's (the author) siblings?
a)
Shani
b)
Tony
c)
Nikki
d)
Woody
12.
What are Wes's (the author) two middle names?
a)
Moore
b)
Watende
c)
Omari
d)
Shona
13.
What was Nikki's real name?
a)
Joy
b)
Nicole
c)
Nicolette
d)
June
14.
What did Wes (prisoner) call his paternal grandmother?
a)
Granny
b)
Mama
c)
Mamie
d)
Grandma
15.
What college was Mary Moore attending?
a)
Johns Hopkins University
b)
Columbia University
c)
Oxford University
d)
University of Baltimore
16.
Who were Mary's parents?
a)
Kevin and Alma
b)
Kenneth and Anna
c)
Kenneth and Alma
d)
Richard and Joy
17.
Why did Alma go to the hospital?
a)
Diabetes complication
b)
Stroke
c)
Heart Attack
d)
Kidney Transplant
18.
How old was Mary when she had Tony?
a)
16
b)
17
c)
21
d)
23
19.
What sport did Wes (prisoner) like to play?
a)
Basketball
b)
Football
c)
Soccer
d)
Street Hockey
20.
How did students at Wes's (prisoner) school pronounce their schools name?
a)
Chicka Pin
b)
Chicken Pen
c)
Chicken Pin
d)
Chica Pen
21.
What was the term they gave Tony for his look?
a)
Ice Stare
b)
Stone Killer
c)
Ice Grille
d)
Ice Gangsta
22.
What did Wes (prisoner) envy and love about his friend Woody?
a)
He was an amazing football player
b)
He had a father
c)
He had money
d)
He was muscular
23.
Where did Wes (the author) move to after his father passed away?
a)
Bronx
b)
Harlem
c)
Brooklyn
d)
Highland Park
24.
What school did Wes (the author) go to when he moved in with his grandparents
a)
Bronx Public School
b)
John F. Kennedy School
c)
Hudson River School
d)
Riverdale Country School
25.
When Wes (author) was with his friend, Shea, he got caught and arrested for doing this?
a)
robbing a store
b)
skipping school
c)
writing graffiti on a building
d)
dealing drugs
26.
I would just nonchalantly say that I was trying to "bring the seventies back." Nonchalantly means:
a)
angry
b)
casual or laid back
c)
rough
d)
loudly
27.
A business-suited exodus emptied the train when we hit 110th Street, the last outpost of affluent Manhattan, and we were finally able to sit down. Affluent means:
a)
lazy
b)
wealthy/rich
c)
poor
d)
hungry
28.
What does Wes's (author) mom threaten to do to him if he does not get his grades and discipline together?
a)
Leave him with his grandparents
b)
Beat him
c)
send him to military school
d)
ground him for life
29.
What does Wes's (author) mom threaten to do to him if he does not get his grades and discipline together?
a)
Leave him with his grandparents
b)
Beat him
c)
send him to military school
d)
ground him for life
30.
As Wes (other) prepares for his BBQ with his friends, he looks for money in his mom's stuff. What does he find instead?
a)
Marijuana
b)
A Gun
c)
A thousand dollars
d)
Heroin
31.
What does Wes's (other) mom find under his mattress?
a)
Rolls of money
b)
a shoe-box of drugs
c)
weapons
d)
stolen goods
32.
When Tony thinks Wes might be dealing drugs, how does he react?
a)
He congratulates him
b)
He gives him some tips
c)
He gets angry and punches him
d)
He just walks away
33.
How does Wes (author) react to Lateshia hitting his little sister Shani?
a)
He has a sit down talk with Lateshia
b)
He storms after her and his Aunt BB and him yell at her
c)
He beats Lateshia and her brother up
d)
He threatens to kill her
34.
Up and down the street were entrepreneurial immigrants in colorful clothes-embroidered guayaberas and flowing kente and spray-painted T-Shirts. Entrepreneurial means
a)
lazy
b)
business-people
c)
wealthy/rich
d)
casual
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
Who worked at a restaurant called "Poor Folks"?
a)
Alicia
b)
White Boy
c)
Tony
d)
Shani
39.
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
40.
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
41.
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
42.
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
43.
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
44.
What is the "other" Wes Moore's first job after training?
a)
Carpentry
b)
Landscaping
c)
Assembly
d)
Trash collection
45.
Vocab: I felt like a _________ when I wore the wrong outfit to the dinner party
a)
pariah
b)
vex
c)
charade
d)
kindred
46.
What neighborhood did the "other" Wes Moore live in?
a)
Flushing
b)
Hollywood Heights
c)
Dundee
d)
Scranton
47.
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
48.
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
49.
In what state is the military school located?
a)
New York
b)
Maryland
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Illinois
50.
"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
51.
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
52.
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
53.
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
54.
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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