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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. Whose girlfriend's first name is Berry?
2. At whose house is a party scheduled to take place on Friday night?
3. When Quinn takes Willy to Mother's Pizza after the game, he looks at the ever-present photograph on the wall. Which of Quinn's family members does the photograph depict?
4. At which family's house does Quinn attend a barbecue on Sunday?
5. Which part of Paul's body does he keep submerged in ice water throughout the barbecue on Sunday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What realization does Quinn make about the police officer involved in the melee outside Jerry's Corner Store on Friday?
2. What type of harrassment has Spoony experienced in the past and why?
3. What two positions did Rashad's father David inhabit before he switched to an office job before Rashad's birth?
4. What are Rashad's academic goals and why?
5. Who is Spoony and what is the origin of his name?
6. Who is Willy and what is his relationship like with Quinn?
7. What does Quinn do as he watches a violent scene unfold before him outside of Jerry's Corner Store?
8. What two diagnoses does Rashad initially receive on Saturday?
9. How does the news media gain access to footage of Rashad's violent arrest?
10. Who makes it a mission to find video footage of Rashad's violent arrest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Kiely and Reynolds introduce many historical references in the book, from Freddie Gray to the Harlem Renaissance. What do these references add to the text? How do they expand the universality of its themes?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Trace the characterization arc of Rashad’s character throughout the novel All American Boys, though the text only spans a total of eight days. Discuss whether Rashad is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
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