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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 message Quinn sees written on school grounds on Tuesday had been made with what substance?
2. The person who provided comfort to Quinn after his father's death had just recently taken what action at the time?
3. Before Quinn admits to himself that "there is a problem" with racially motivated violence in America, he briefly decides that he should bear no responsibility for "a problem of" (139) what?
4. What object is Coach Carter swinging when he calls Quinn back into the locker room to forbid him from marching?
5. Coach Carter tells the basketball team on Monday that "In this gym, we're" (138) what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Clarissa?
2. Spoony delivers the news to Rashad on Tuesday that his situation has inspired what three forms of response?
3. How do Rashad's mother and lawyer react when he gives a particular item to his mother before drifting off to sleep on Thursday?
4. What does the black marker symbolize within the section entitled Thursday?
5. What sentiment does Quinn see on the concrete in front of the school's front steps when he arrives there on Tuesday?
6. What is the relationship between Quinn and Jill?
7. Provide one reason why Jill is so shocked to see such an aggressive police response to the planned protest march.
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 event or influence led Rashad to change his drawing style after entering high school?
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
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of All American Boys and analyze Kiely/Reynolds’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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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