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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 name did Paul call Marc just after Quinn told him about getting his face pressed into the fence?

2. Which two items does Rashad tell his mother are the two most important items she needs to bring for his hospital stay?

3. Coach Carney threatened to take what action against any members of the basketball team who discussed Paul's attack on Rashad?

4. Rashad begins to experience which symptom of PTSD on Wednesday?

5. When Rashad ventures out of his hospital room, he takes the elevator and then visits what part of the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a die-in and what events are included in the die-in planned for Friday, according to Spoony?

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

3. When Quinn arrives at school on Monday, what topic is dominating the students' conversations?

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

5. In what way does the motif of dreams appear within the opening passages of the section entitled Wednesday?

6. With what type of medium does Rashad's part of the section entitled Tuesday begin?

7. What does the black marker symbolize within the section entitled Thursday?

8. From which character does Rashad receive a note while he is still in the hospital on Wednesday and how does he feel about it?

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

10. What idea do Quinn and English devise together in honor of Rashad?

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

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 3

What messages are sent about truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the novel All American Boys and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

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