All American Boys Reading Expedition (Pages 1-100)

Why does Rashad's father believe "there's no better opportunity for a black boy in this country to join the army"?

• For discipline

• For travel

• Free Education

• All of the Above

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Who is Clark Kent? What does this allusion reference?

• Spiderman

• Superman

• Rashad's basketball coach

• Rashad's father

Who is Spoony?

• Guzzo's Brother

• Rashad's Best Friend

• Rashad's Brother

• Guzzo's Father

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What happened to Quinn's father?

• Divorced and moved away

• Killed in a car accident

• He is still alive but drinks all the time

• Died in combat

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Which word best describes Quinn's home life?

• Latch Key Kid

• Surrogate Parent

• Isolated

• Unfortunate

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Pages 28-29 Quinn says "All American Boy" again and again. What is the significance of this repetition?

• To show that he is not the All American Boy

• To express anger towards his father

• He has to live up to the expectations of others

• To follow in his Father's footsteps

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How does Quinn know Paul?

• He is his best friend's brother

• He babysat for him when he was little

• It's his mother's boyfriend

• His uncle

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How are stereotypes flipped among Rashad and Quinn? How do the authors play on the readers stereotypes of the character's race?

• Rashad is from the ghetto and Quinn is too

• Rashad in in ROTC and Quinn is the trouble maker

• Rashad is an artist and Quinn is the basketball star

• Quinn comes from money and Rashad is poor

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What does Rashad’s father tell him he should do if he is ever approached by the police?

• Raise your hands in the air

• Never fight back

• Never talk back

• All of the above

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What does the word "taunted" mean?

• Soothe

• Whisper

• Mocked

• Repremanded

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