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  • Third person pronouns are
    he, she, they it, the
    it, the
    mine
    I, me, my
  • Prestigious means
    Distinguished, respected, and important
    Cheap and poorly made
    Scary. Causing fear or anxiety
    An area with lots of homes and businesses
  • Luther and Maud Powell told their children that only ______ could lead to success.
    perseverance and education
    hard work and perseverance
    hard work and church
    hard work and education
  • Which detail supports the idea that Powell had “a mild interest in the military”?
    he was expected to go to college
    he had no intention of making a career out of the military
    he majored in geology
    In school, he closely followed the events of the Korean War.
  • The quotation, “It was just the way they lived their lives,” supports the idea that
    Colin's parents led by example.
    Not much was expected of the Powell children.
    Powell was a C student.
    Colin's parents came from Jamaica.
  • Where were Powell's parents from?
    India
    New York
    Jamaica
    New York City
  • What does claustrophobic mean?
    A taste someone doesn't enjoy
    A really tough test or exam with time limits
    A space that is uncomfortably crowded or closed
    Uncomfortably open or empty
  • to "play hooky" means
    to catch each other with hooks
    to play all day at school
    to do well in school
    to skip school
  • In college, Colin soon switched from studying engineering to...
    military tactics
    art
    geography
    geology
  • When he graduated from high school, Colin said he wanted to be...
    a civil servant
    a politician
    an engineer
    a military leader
  • In It Worked for Me, one lesson Colin Powell wants to teach is
    Never do more than one job at a time
    Don't worry about the future
    Try to own a company
    Always do you very best
  • First person point of view signal words are
    My
    all of these
    Me
    I
  • A memoir reflects how the writer remembers his or her life.
    True
    False
  • Perseverance means
    staying focused on goals
    finding a way out of hard work
    finishing work fastest or earliest
    having the best ideas
  • Which has the most allure?
    a million dollars
    a house full of porcupines
    a job moving furniture
    $5
  • Precarious means
    Soft and comfortable
    Sad and heartbreaking
    Dangerous or unstable
    Difficult
  • A memoir is
    Events of someone's life written by them that teaches a less
    Someone's entire life story written by that person.
    A life story written by someone else
    A story with animals as characters that teaches a lesson.
  • Priority means
    Something that is incredibly important
    Something that is not at all important
    A degree or diploma.
    A religious ceremony
  • Powell earned ______ on his first (and only) day driving a Coke truck. answer choices $20 $0 $15 $50
    $20
    $15
    $0
    $50
  • Who were Colin Powell's parents?
    Luther and Maud
    Edward and Maud
    Edward and Wales
    Luther and Wales
  • A memoir is written in first person and a biography is written in third person.
    False
    True
  • If something is written in chronological order, it is written in time order.
    False
    True
  • Name three difference between a biography and a memoir.
    Answers vary
  • Colin Powell was an excellent student.
    False
    True
  • Powell is described as being a ______________.
    hardworking student
    lackluster student
    great student
    smart
  • If your _______________ is to go to college, you should excel in school and work hard.
    claustrophobic
    priority
    allure
  • "Give the king his due" means to work hard for your boss.
    True
    False
  • Who did Colin Powell marry?
    Alma Johnson
    Mae Jemison
    Katy Perry
    Ms. Wooten
  • Colin Powell was born in
    Jamaica
    The Bronx
    Harlem
    Brooklyn
  • Colin Powell did a great job driving the Coke truck.
    True
    False
  • A biography is a
    secondary source
    primary source
  • If you feel a room is ____________, you would feel closed in and would not enjoy being there.
    priority
    claustrophobic
    precarious
  • Biographies are written in
    second person
    first person
    third person
  • Which of the following is a secondary source?
    autobiography
    eyewitness account
    diary
    textbook
  • Powell believes every job...
    is a learning experience
    should be high paying
    should be fun
    should be difficult
  • The stack of dishes is balanced _____________. It could fall at any moment!
    precariously
    allure
    claustrophobic
    priority
  • What college did Powell go to?
    NYCU
    Notre Dame
    Duke
    City College of New York
  • A biography is written by
    someone other than the subject
    a poet
    the subject
    an editor
  • Powell learned his habit of working hard from
    his teammates at school
    getting a union card when he was eighteen
    driving a truck in New York City
    his Jamaican Immigrant parents
  • Which of these is NOT something Powell believes about work?
    You just always approve of what your boss wants you to do
    Don't disappoint yourself
    Every job is a learning experience
    If you take the pay, earn it
  • By working hard, Powell achieved his ambition to attend Bronx High School of Science.
    False
    True
  • A memoir is
    written by someone else
    written in third person
    a summary
    an autobiographical writing
  • Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of the underlined word. "...the foreman noticed my work, and asked if I'd like to try driving a Coke truck." p. 254
    a person who carries the luggage at a hotel
    a person who is in the armed service
    a person in charge of a particular group of workers
    the man that comes before you in line
  • When did he graduate college?
    1999
    1987
    1958
    1490
  • Events in a biography are often presented in
    random order
    reverse chronological order
    order of importance
    chronological order
  • Powell integrated
    A bottling machine crew
    A furniture store
    a Pepsi factory
    A Coke truck crew
  • Allure is
    The ability to know lots of things
    The ability to do two things at one time
    The ability to interest or attract others
    The ability to have amazing musical talent
  • Which of the following is a primary source?
    biography
    encyclopedia
    news article
    autobiography
  • Memoirs are written in
    3rd person POV
    2nd person POV
    1st person POV
  • Starting at about age 14, Colin Powell worked summers and holidays at a _____ store.
    baby furniture
    Pepsi
    clothing store
    living room furniture
  • A biography is
    The story of someone's life written by that person
    The story of someone's life written by someone else
    A short diary of someone famous
  • Harlemites who moved to Hunts Point, the Bronx, felt they
    had been degraded
    had moved to a worse neighborhood
    had moved up in the world
    needed to move again soon
  • When Colin was 3, his family moved to...
    Jamaica
    Harlem
    the Bronx
    Washington, D.C.
  • As a child, Colin was self-contentious about his race.
    True
    False
  • Jay Sickler told Colin that he should....
    quit because he wasn't a very good worker.
    get an education.
    inherit the store.
    skip college to work at the store full time.
  • Powell chose to attend City College rather than New York University because of
    prestige
    location
    cost of tuition
    where his parents went to college
  • If you write your own life story, you write a/an
    memoir
    fable
    autobiography
    biography
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