Question 5

why did joy say she slept on the couch for two years?

a. so the children could sleep on their only bed

b. to stand guard and protect her children from trespassers

c. so the author and his siblings couldn’t sneak out at night

d. to avoid sleeping in the bedroom she shared with her deceased husband

question 6

what did joy do with the settlement money she received from the hospital where her husband died?

a. created a fund for equipment and training for respiratory disease for paramedics

b. created a scholarship for black journalism students at the college where her husband graduated

c. used it to fund a move to the bronx

d. put a down payment on a home in the baltimore suburbs

question 7

what was new to wes about his best friend’s family?

a. the father and mother were married, and they lived as a family unit

b. the parents were never at home

c. they owned their own home

d. there was little supervision – the kids did what they wanted

question 8

what distinction did the author’s grandfather hold?

a. he became the first black elder in new york in the presbyterian church

b. he became deputy to the president of ghana

c. he was the first black minister ordained in the dutch reformed church

d. he received the medal of freedom from the president of the united states