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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. What two words does Quinn write on the front of a white tee shirt with a permanent marker?
2. Who explains to Rashad that the protest march will turn into a die-in?
3. By the time Quinn goes out to lunch with Jill on Monday, he has been avoiding which character all day?
4. Which character tells Rashad on Monday about Coach Carney's demand for silence on the matter of Rashad's arrest?
5. In the section entitled Monday, Rashad states that he has been drawing since what age?
Short Essay Questions
1. What event or influence led Rashad to change his drawing style after entering high school?
2. What catalyst causes Quinn to realize that he is being self-centered in the section entitled Monday?
3. Who is Clarissa?
4. Spoony delivers the news to Rashad on Tuesday that his situation has inspired what three forms of response?
5. With what type of medium does Rashad's part of the section entitled Tuesday begin?
6. What items did Rashad collect for years, amassing the items in a shoebox beneath his bed?
7. 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?
8. In what way does Quinn have mixed feelings about the sentiment he sees written in front of his high school on Tuesday morning?
9. Who is Mrs. Fitzgerald and how does Rashad meet her?
10. How do Rashad's mother and lawyer react when he gives a particular item to his mother before drifting off to sleep on Thursday?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the theme of courage and the messages sent about courage throughout the novel All American Boys.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why Kiely/Reynolds instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of All American Boys.
Essay Topic 3
What messages are being sent about racial tensions in America in the novel All American Boys, and what actions does Kiely/Reynolds hope to provoke within the text’s audience?
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