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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. In addition to managing a secretarial pool, Matt's mother also ran what type of business?
2. Black children at Matt's elementary school were taught by staff of what type?
3. How old was Matt when he was first exposed to trauma?
4. What term does Matt use to describe the ways in which he moved back and forth between different groups in his school-age years?
5. When Matt's cousins all bought sneakers on a shopping trip with Nanny, what did Matt buy instead?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is code-switching and in what context did Matt use it?
2. How did Matt learn how to swim?
3. How did the commemmoration of Black History Month always make Matt feel as a child?
4. Who was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
5. Which sport was the one Matt dreaded the most when he was very young and how did he avoid it?
6. Describe the town where Matt grew up.
7. For what reason does Matt state that he had two homes throughout his childhood?
8. What is the first sentence of Chapter 1: "Smile" and what is its intended purpose?
9. What type of media is presented at the end of Act One: A Different Kid?
10. Discuss an instance when Matt makes fun of himself and discuss his purpose for doing so.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of invisibility portrayed in All Boys Aren't Blue? Examine Johnson's treatment of and messages regarding invisibility throughout the work.
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
Examine the role of Matt’s grandmother Nanny within the memoir All Boys Aren't Blue. How does Johnson use Nanny’s role to highlight themes included within the overall narrative?
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