StudySync: We Beat the Street (ch. 17-conclusion)

The rock-in-a-snowstorm joke in Chapter 17 is mainly a comment on

• anxiety over fitting in as a freshman

• the changing weather as the year progresses

• romance and heartbreak in college

• the school’s lack of racial diversity

Which of the following is most strongly supported by the “Conversation with Doctor Rameck Hunt” in Chapter 17?

• Rameck and his friends are not provided enough social or athletic activities at his new college.

• Rameck is a violent person and cannot succeed academically.

• Sometimes physical confrontation is the only way to gain respect in certain environments.

• Some survival skills that are helpful in Rameck’s inner-city neighborhood aren’t helpful in college.

Which of the following best explains the motivation behind the club Ujima?

• The friends wanted to throw a large party on campus.

• The friends wanted to encourage inner-city kids to maintain positive relationships with their parents and the police.

• The friends wanted to inspire inner city-kids to achieve academic success in college.

• The friends wanted to show inner-city kids that college isn’t an unattainable abstract idea.

Which statement is most strongly supported by the Ujima school visit in Chapter 17?

• Most dreams take great discipline and focus to achieve.

• All dreams are worthy, no matter how unattainable they may seem.

• Dreaming big is the only way to achieve big things.

• Some dreams are wiser to pursue than others.

Which of the following best describes the three friends’ rap group?

• It was a positive passion that didn’t end their dream to become doctors.

• It was a fast way to earn wealth and fame.

• It was a negative distraction that nearly ended with them being expelled from college.

• It was a dangerous hobby that nearly got them killed.

According to Chapter 19’s “Conversation with George,” an important part of achieving one’s goals is mainly

• going to sleep early and staying away from temptations

• being honest about fears and self-doubt with friends

• working diligently, consistently, and with self-confidence

• suppressing fear and always appearing confident

The chapter “Driving While Black” mainly reveals ​

• how easily one unjust police officer can ruin the life of a Black man.

• the failures of American medical institutions.

• the kindness of one heroic judge.

• how easily one unjust police officer can ruin anyone’s life.

Which of the following images from the text best symbolizes the disadvantages Sampson faces coming from a family without economic or educational advantages?​ ​ ​ (a)  

• the six-year-old girl with the stethoscope
• the spiral downward
• the failed exam
• the dissected heart in his surgical laboratory

Match the following.

• a structure (especially a building) composed of interconnected parts

• retribution

• the functions and processes that happen in an organism or its parts

• consultant

• punishment

• attest

• someone who provides guidance or advice

• physiology

• to stand as evidence or proof of something

• complex

Put the plot events in order.

No guessing! Use the book and/or Reader's Response.

• Sampson reaches out to Newark Beth Israel Hospital.

• George learns to tie a tie.

• Dr. George Hunt reflects on the benefits of music and art.

• A peer’s mother is merciful to Rameck.

• Rameck screams at a peer to leave the hallway.