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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. The protest march is NOT co-planned by which of the following organizations?

2. Rashad's father tells him on Wednesday that he shot Darnell Shackleford it turned out that he was reaching for what item in his backpack?

3. When Quinn arrives at school on Monday morning, the students all seem to be talking about what object?

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

5. Quinn and which character decide to rename the basketball play called 'the fist' after Rashad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the relationship between Quinn and Jill?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What reason does Rashad's father finally express for his early-morning visit to see Rashad in the hospital?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the effects of stress on the novel's characters and the coping methods each character uses to deal with emotional turmoil. Which characters' methods are effective, which are ineffective, and how do these varying levels of efficiency affect the messages sent by All American Boys within the text?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the theme of courage and the messages sent about courage throughout the novel All American Boys.

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