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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part of Quinn's "Friday night routine" (27) is to steal a flask full of what type of liquor from his home's liquor cabinet?

2. Rashad has always been good at what activity, according to Rashad himself?

3. During which month of the year does the narrative of All American Boys take place?

4. What is the name of Rashad's high school in Springfield?

5. What is NOT a benefit Rashad's father David lists when he tells Rashad the benefits of joining the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Rashad wakes up on Saturday, he is told that he has been formally charged with three crimes. What are they?

2. Who makes it a mission to find video footage of Rashad's violent arrest?

3. For what reason does Quinn go to Jerry's Corner Store on Friday?

4. What two diagnoses does Rashad initially receive on Saturday?

5. What aspect of the barbecue's layout bothers Quinn and why?

6. Describe Rashad's arrest.

7. What realization does Quinn make about the police officer involved in the melee outside Jerry's Corner Store on Friday?

8. What does Quinn do as he watches a violent scene unfold before him outside of Jerry's Corner Store?

9. To what type of military organization does Rashad belong and how does he feel about it?

10. What type of harrassment has Spoony experienced in the past and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kiely and Reynolds begin the text with two different quotes that focus on separate themes. Explain how the epigraph section of the novel relates to the text and how it reflects the text’s themes.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how and why Kiely/Reynolds instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of All American Boys.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of All American Boys and analyze Kiely/Reynolds’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

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