All American Boys - Saturday

Spoony got his nickname from

• having a spoon collection

• having a hand with no fingers that looks like a spoon

• as a child, he refused to eat with fork

• his parents favorite utensil is a spoon

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When Rashad's father talks to him in the hospital

• he seems to believe Rashad did something wrong

• he believes everything Rashad says

• he can't make sense of the situation

• he asks the doctor for a second opinion

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When Rashad's mom talks to him in the hospital

• she doesn't believe a word he says

• she agrees with Rashad's father

• she asks Rashad to explain what happen and is horrified by what she hears

• she has Spoony to interpret for her because she doesn't understand English

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Spoony can be described as

• very emotional about what happened to his brother, Rashad

• a guy wearing clothes 2-4 times too big for him

• 8-9 dreads sprouting from his head

• all of these things describe Spoony

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Rashad can't be discharged for the hospital because

• he is under arrest

• he is bleeding internally

• he has to have surgery

• he has to wait for the police

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Berry, Spoony's girlfriend is trying to

• find video of the incident

• put this on social media

• accuse the police of wrong doing

• calm Spoony down

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Spoony has dealt with racial profiling in his past when

• he is followed around at UPS

• asked to turn his pockets inside out for no reason

• he got beat up in the alley

• he was loud and obnoxious on the bus

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In Springfield,

• fights happen in school and the neighborhoods

• fighting is unheard of unless it's between family

• fighting happens at Jerry's corner store

• things are very calm and fighting happens rarely

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Quinn, Guzzo, and Dwyer go

• to the hospital

• to Jill's party

• to basketball game

• to the park

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Quinn's mom

• finds out he went to a party without permission

• finds the flask he filled with bourbon

• finds out he has a girlfriend

• finds his friends have slept over

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