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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. In which city was Matt's father raised, as revealed in Chapter 8: "Daddy's Second Chance"?

3. At times when Matt found himself with few friendships, he found solace in what objects?

4. With which member of Matt's family did he live during his first year at college?

5. 9/11 occurred on the first day of school during which of Matt's high school years?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way does the motif of the journey arise within the piece entitled "Dear Mommy" in Act Two?

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

5. What main trait does Matt attribute to his cousin Hope and why?

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

7. What does Matt mean when he asserts that the process of coming out as gay "is not a final thing" and that it "is ever occurring" (237)?

8. What kind of business did Nanny help Matt to start, as described in Chapter 7, "Nanny: the Caregiver, the Hustler, My Best Friend"?

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

10. What adjective does Matt use to describe the relative ease of writing Chapter 11, "Boys Will Be Boys," which begins Act Three: Teenagers and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Johnson use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.

Essay Topic 2

Examine how Johnson goes about connecting personal experience with the arguments put forth within All Boys Aren't Blue. How does Johnson accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Johnson go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?

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