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