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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 is Spoony's legal first name?

2. How many days per week is Rashad required to wear his organization's uniform to school?

3. What is NOT a crime with which Rashad is charged?

4. In which grade is Quinn's younger brother at the time of the narrative?

5. What are the names of Quinn's two closest friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the photograph on the wall of Mother's Pizza symbolize and why?

2. What are Rashad's academic goals and why?

3. Rashad is told on Saturday afternoon that he must stay in the hospital for at least a few more days due to what reason?

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

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

6. What is the symbolism of the bucket of ice water featured in the section entitled Sunday?

7. How does the news media gain access to footage of Rashad's violent arrest?

8. Describe Quinn's family household situation.

9. For what transgression does Quinn get in trouble with his mother on Saturday?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay examining how the text portrays the American Dream. Is there one American Dream or are there many different ones, according to Kiely/Reynolds? What is the text saying about the American dream in the twenty-first century?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Paul's role within the events of the novel and explain how his character helps to further develop certain themes inherent in Kiely/Reynolds's piece.

Essay Topic 3

Choose an object from All American Boys, such as the chips, the photograph of Quinn’s father, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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