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Colin Powell's Life
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Colin Powell was born in
Harlem
Brooklyn
Jamaica
The Bronx
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When Colin was 3, his family moved to...
Washington, D.C.
Harlem
Jamaica
the Bronx
15
As a child, Colin was self-contentious about his race.
True
False
15
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
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Perseverance means
finishing work fastest or earliest
staying focused on goals
finding a way out of hard work
having the best ideas
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Which has the most allure?
$5
a job moving furniture
a million dollars
a house full of porcupines
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A biography is a
secondary source
primary source
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Harlemites who moved to Hunts Point, the Bronx, felt they
needed to move again soon
had moved to a worse neighborhood
had moved up in the world
had been degraded
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Events in a biography are often presented in
random order
chronological order
order of importance
reverse chronological order
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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.
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to "play hooky" means
to play all day at school
to do well in school
to skip school
to catch each other with hooks
15
Powell is described as being a ______________.
lackluster student
hardworking student
smart
great student
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By working hard, Powell achieved his ambition to attend Bronx High School of Science.
True
False
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When he graduated from high school, Colin said he wanted to be...
an engineer
a politician
a military leader
a civil servant
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Powell chose to attend City College rather than New York University because of
cost of tuition
prestige
location
where his parents went to college
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In college, Colin soon switched from studying engineering to...
military tactics
geology
art
geography
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