Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

INTRODUCTION

Reading Check

1. Where did the author first visit the other Wes Moore?

2. What is the author careful to say he is not attempting to present himself and the other Wes Moore as?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why did the author reach out to Wes Moore after returning from Oxford?

2. What was the most surprising thing the author realized through his correspondence with Wes Moore?

CHAPTER 1

Reading Check

1. Where was the author’s mother born?

2. Which event and the violence that occurred in its aftermath led to Mary Moore’s desire to get an education and leave Baltimore?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What role did the author’s father play in his childhood household?

2. What similarities and differences are there between the author and Wes Moore’s relationships with their families?

Paired Resource

Baltimore ’68: Riots and Rebirth

• The images provided on this site offer a visual representation of the city-wide upheaval Wes Moore’s mother hoped to leave behind as she raised her sons.