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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. Who explains to Rashad that the protest march will turn into a die-in?

2. How many times does Guzzo punch Quinn when he attacks him on Thursday?

3. Coach Carter tells the basketball team on Monday that "In this gym, we're" (138) what?

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

5. The message Quinn sees written on school grounds on Tuesday had been made with what substance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the source of the gratitude Quinn feels toward Paul in relation to past events?

2. What items did Rashad collect for years, amassing the items in a shoebox beneath his bed?

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

4. Who is Clarissa?

5. How do Rashad's mother and lawyer react when he gives a particular item to his mother before drifting off to sleep on Thursday?

6. In what way does Quinn have mixed feelings about the sentiment he sees written in front of his high school on Tuesday morning?

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of family within the text All American Boys. What types of family relationships are represented and how does Kiely/Reynolds use their variety to inform many of the work's themes?

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