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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. Matt warns the reader that what element can act as "a threat to actual change" (91)?

2. How many times was Matt struck before he was able to fight back against his attackers?

3. F.W. Cook Elementary School had posters lining which of its walls?

4. Matt suggests in the text's introduction that homophobia is driven by the fear of losing what?

5. In addition to managing a secretarial pool, Matt's mother also ran what type of business?

Short Essay Questions

1. What warning did Matt's friend Todd provide to him and how did Matt respond?

2. Where did Matt attend elementary school?

3. How did the commemmoration of Black History Month always make Matt feel as a child?

4. How did Matt learn how to swim?

5. Explain Matt's theory about the origins of strict gender norms.

6. What is the main goal of the text entitled All Boys Aren't Blue, according to the introduction?

7. What surprise did Matt discover about his name during elementary school?

8. Who was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

9. For what reason did Matt's Catholic school refuse to allow him to go by the name Matt?

10. What is the first sentence of Chapter 1: "Smile" and what is its intended purpose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Perform a biographical criticism of All Boys Aren't Blue by researching Johnson's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Johnson.

Essay Topic 2

What is Johnson's message regarding the difference between awareness and activism and how does Johnson get this message across to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Johnson's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of All Boys Aren't Blue.

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