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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. Quinn uses what color permanent marker in order to construct a tee shirt to wear the day of the protest?

2. Which character visits Rashad unexpectedly at seven in the morning on Wednesday?

3. Which element does Rashad always omit from his drawings once he begins to model his work after the work of his favorite artist?

4. How many times does Quinn punch Guzzo during their fight on Thursday?

5. In which part of the hospital does Mrs. Fitzgerald work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sentiment does Quinn see on the concrete in front of the school's front steps when he arrives there on Tuesday?

2. What event or influence led Rashad to change his drawing style after entering high school?

3. What reason does Rashad's father finally express for his early-morning visit to see Rashad in the hospital?

4. Who is Clarissa?

5. What item does Rashad give to his mother just before he drifts off to sleep in his hospital bed on Thursday and what is its significance?

6. What is the relationship between Quinn and Jill?

7. What step does Quinn decide to take just before he calls Jill on Tuesday to tell her about it?

8. How does Quinn describe Paul's appearance on Wednesday morning?

9. Provide one reason why Jill is so shocked to see such an aggressive police response to the planned protest march.

10. What catalyst causes Quinn to realize that he is being self-centered in the section entitled Monday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of All American Boys and one of the novel's main messages. How does Kiely/Reynolds make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for All American Boys.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kiely/Reynolds's choice to tell the story of All American Boys using two different narrators: Rashad and Quinn. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Kiely/Reynolds’s intended effects on the reader?

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