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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 did Matt answer the question Zae asked him, as revealed in Chapter 12: "The Prom Kings We Never Were"?
2. How did Matt reply when he was asked by a college friend whether he was gay or not?
3. What was the name of Matt's roommate during his first year of college?
4. What final action did Matt's cousin take on the night he molested Matt?
5. Matt states that his mission is to leave the Earth with no true what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How many weeks into Matt's college experience did Tiara ask about his sexuality and how did he respond?
2. In what way and for what purpose does Matt employ the literary device of repetition within Chapter 11, entitled "Boys Will Be Boys"?
3. In what way does the motif of the journey arise within the piece entitled "Dear Mommy" in Act Two?
4. Describe the stated goals of the piece entitled "Dear Little Brother" that begins Act Two: Family.
5. What simple sign of affection shocked Matt when it came from his father while Matt was in his early 20s?
6. What type of narration is employed to relay the events and ideas in Chapter 11, "Boys Will Be Boys"?
7. What main trait does Matt attribute to his cousin Hope and why?
8. How old was Matt when a family member touched him in a sexual manner?
9. 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?
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
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within All Boys Aren't Blue? Examine Johnson's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Johnson's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of All Boys Aren't Blue.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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