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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 person who provided comfort to Quinn after his father's death had just recently taken what action at the time?

2. To what location do Quinn and Jill go out for lunch together on Monday?

3. In which part of the hospital does Mrs. Fitzgerald work?

4. Quinn wakes up how long before his alarm goes off on Thursday?

5. Which character is revealed to have offered to testify on Rashad's behalf?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Fitzgerald and how does Rashad meet her?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who was Darnell Shackleford?

9. Who is Clarissa?

10. What catalyst causes Quinn to realize that he is being self-centered in the section entitled Monday?

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 Kiely and Reynolds’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of All American Boys.

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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