View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT an activity Matt lists as something Nanny did that was cool?

3. What final action did Matt's cousin take on the night he molested Matt?

4. To which school did Janet go after high school was over?

5. Nanny is the youngest of how many children, according to Matt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Which musical artist did Matt adore during his late teens and what significance does he now see in this choice?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. In what way and for what purpose does Matt employ the literary device of repetition within Chapter 11, entitled "Boys Will Be Boys"?

10. What is the symbolism of the girdle described in Chapter 10, "A Lesson Before Dying"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Johnson’s use of the first and second person point of view serve the purposes of the text? Discuss how Johnson’s choice of point of view helps to advance the treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is Johnson's message regarding a particular shift in worldview that needs to occur for a particular group of people and why?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 959 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample