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Colin Powell was born in
Harlem
The Bronx
Brooklyn
Jamaica
When Colin was 3, his family moved to...
Jamaica
the Bronx
Washington, D.C.
Harlem
As a child, Colin was self-contentious about his race.
False
True
Luther and Maud Powell told their children that only ______ could lead to success.
perseverance and education
hard work and perseverance
hard work and education
hard work and church
Perseverance means
finding a way out of hard work
staying focused on goals
finishing work fastest or earliest
having the best ideas
Which has the most allure?
a million dollars
$5
a house full of porcupines
a job moving furniture
A biography is a
primary source
secondary source
Harlemites who moved to Hunts Point, the Bronx, felt they
needed to move again soon
had moved up in the world
had moved to a worse neighborhood
had been degraded
Events in a biography are often presented in
reverse chronological order
random order
chronological order
order of importance
The quotation, “It was just the way they lived their lives,” supports the idea that
Not much was expected of the Powell children.
Powell was a C student.
Colin's parents came from Jamaica.
Colin's parents led by example.
to "play hooky" means
to skip school
to catch each other with hooks
to play all day at school
to do well in school
Powell is described as being a ______________.
great student
smart
lackluster student
hardworking student
By working hard, Powell achieved his ambition to attend Bronx High School of Science.
False
True
When he graduated from high school, Colin said he wanted to be...
a politician
an engineer
a civil servant
a military leader
Powell chose to attend City College rather than New York University because of
cost of tuition
where his parents went to college
prestige
location
In college, Colin soon switched from studying engineering to...
art
geography
military tactics
geology
