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All American Boys Reading Expedition (Pages 1-100)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

For discipline

b)

For travel

c)

Free Education

d)

All of the Above

2.

Who is Clark Kent? What does this allusion reference?

a)

Spiderman

b)

Superman

c)

Rashad's basketball coach

d)

Rashad's father

3.

Who is Spoony?

a)

Guzzo's Brother

b)

Rashad's Best Friend

c)

Rashad's Brother

d)

Guzzo's Father

4.

What happened to Quinn's father?

a)

Divorced and moved away

b)

Killed in a car accident

c)

He is still alive but drinks all the time

d)

Died in combat

5.

Which word best describes Quinn's home life?

a)

Latch Key Kid

b)

Surrogate Parent

c)

Isolated

d)

Unfortunate

6.

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

a)

To show that he is not the All American Boy

b)

To express anger towards his father

c)

He has to live up to the expectations of others

d)

To follow in his Father's footsteps

7.

How does Quinn know Paul?

a)

He is his best friend's brother

b)

He babysat for him when he was little

c)

It's his mother's boyfriend

d)

His uncle

8.

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

a)

Rashad is from the ghetto and Quinn is too

b)

Rashad in in ROTC and Quinn is the trouble maker

c)

Rashad is an artist and Quinn is the basketball star

d)

Quinn comes from money and Rashad is poor

9.

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

a)

Raise your hands in the air

b)

Never fight back

c)

Never talk back

d)

All of the above

10.

What does the word "taunted" mean?

a)

Soothe

b)

Whisper

c)

Mocked

d)

Repremanded

11.

Which word best describes most of the events that occurred the night Rashad was beaten?

a)

Lonely

b)

Violent

c)

Strained

d)

Cooperative

12.

What was in Rashad's hospital survival kit?

a)

His mother's bible

b)

Food

c)

His art supplies

d)

Get Well notes from his friends

13.

On page 24, Quinn says, "On Friday nights there were always only two things on my mind: getting the hell out of the house and finding the party." What can the reader infer about Quinn based on this quote.

a)

He hates his mother and brother

b)

He is stressed at home

c)

He is a typical teenager

d)

He is avoiding his homework

14.

Rashad says he feels "violated." What does that mean?

a)

Trampled on

b)

Assisted

c)

Betrayed

d)

Ruined

15.

Of all of Quinn's friends, who is the most ethical of them?

a)

English Jones

b)

Dwyer

c)

Will

d)

Jill