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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 young man nicknamed Zae asked Matt which question?

2. How did Matt reply when he was asked by a college friend whether he was gay or not?

3. In what city was Matt's college located?

4. Matt states that the recent birth of whose first son has affected his life and the life of the baby's father?

5. The photograph at the end of Chapter 13: Setting Myself Free or Setting Myself Up? was taken in which year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the stated goals of the piece entitled "Dear Little Brother" that begins Act Two: Family.

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

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

4. What simple sign of affection shocked Matt when it came from his father while Matt was in his early 20s?

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

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

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

8. What type of narration is employed to relay the events and ideas in Chapter 11, "Boys Will Be Boys"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for All Boys Aren't Blue.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Johnson’s use of Aristotle's appeals within the text of All Boys Aren't Blue. How does Johnson use each of the three appeals to persuade the reader of points central to the tenets of the memoir?

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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