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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. How many years older than Matt is his older brother G.G.?

2. Which member of Matt's family did he imagine attending a book launch event at the moment he signed his first book deal?

3. How tall was Matt on September 11, 2001?

4. Which of Matt's aunts is also his godmother?

5. What type of romantic entanglement did Matt's cousin have at the time he molested Matt?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Matt's expectations of college differ from the reality in terms of his own sexual identity?

2. What life-changing event happened to Matt's younger brother Garrett shortly before the publication of the memoir?

3. In what part of the high school building did Matt experience sexual harrassment during his youth?

4. What conclusion does Matt reach about the reason why Nanny helped him become an entrepreneur?

5. What did Matt expect would happen in relation to his sexuality when he reached college?

6. For what reason did Hope often take Matt to the store with her when she was visiting Nanny's house?

7. How many weeks into Matt's college experience did Tiara ask about his sexuality and how did he respond?

8. How old was Matt when a family member touched him in a sexual manner?

9. What evidence does Matt provide for his conclusion in "Dear Mommy" that his mother purposefully made choices that would support his healthy development?

10. Discuss a moment in the text when Matt depicts qualities of his own physicality.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Johnson utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within All Boys Aren't Blue and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of hypocrisy treated within Johnson’s text and with which of the text’s messages does the theme most closely connect?

Essay Topic 3

How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within Johnson’s All Boys Aren't Blue?

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