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Review Questions

1. Why was tony so mad when he found out Wes was selling drugs ?

2. Why didn't Wes tell tell tony that he was getting in the business of selling drugs ?

3. Why did Mary believe Wes when he told her where he got all his money from ?

4. Why didn't Wes tell tony the truth about where he got all his money from to get all those shoes

5. How do you think Mary felt when she found out Wes was selling drugs.

Rename chapter

We would rename this chapter tough love because all tony was trying to do was look out for wes. Tony didn't want wes to grow up and start selling drugs like he did but when he found out wes was selling drugs he just gave up. He knew that once you get in the game of selling drug you can never get out but tony wanted wes to stay in school.

The Other Wes Moore

Marking Territory chapter 4 1990

Characters

Criminal wes moore- Wes started selling drugs to receive money for shoes

Mary - Wes's (uneducated) mother went to wes room and found drugs in a shoe box

Theme

Tony- Wes older brother was trying to stop wes from being in a gang

Moving back to the authors childhood, we learn of his mothers concerns with his performance at school. Wes admits in his narration that he didn't attend school very much because of drugs

Shea- Wes's friend caught by the police for graffiti

Vocabulary words

Inquisition- a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation (P.72)

Brief over-view

Incensed- very angry; enraged (p.74)

Incredulous- (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something (P.75)

Defiance- open resistance; bold disobedience (P.75)

Retrospect- a survey or review of a past curse of events or period of time (P.78)

Criminal wes started selling drugs to receive money for shoes. He told his mother he earned it from being a Dj. But tony becomes suspicious, and tries to find if wes is lying.

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