Chapter One: "Is Daddy Coming with Us?" (pp. 16 - 25) The following questions are about Wes J.’s life (the Wes who is in prison).
1. Who is Mary, and why is she sad on pages 16 & 17? Please explain in your own words.
2. True or false: Wes J. Moore was very close to his father. Please briefly explain your answer using
your own words (p16)
3. On page 19, we read, "Mary...made a pact with herself...: she would get her education and leave the
neighborhood no matter what it took." Why did Mary want to leave her neighborhood? Again, please
explain in your own words,
4. Who are Kenneth and Alma Moore? In your own words, please explain why Kenneth and Alma
were able to rent their home very cheaply.
5. What did Alma say when Mary told her that she was pregnant?
6. Why was Alma worried before her surgery?
7. How old was Wes J. on the night he visited his grandmother (p23)?
8. In your own words, please explain Bernard's relationship with Mary and with Wes J.
9. Who does this Wes J. meet at the end of this chapter?
PLEASE HELP ME TO ANSWER THESE. THANK YOU!