All American Boys Quizzes

All American Boys Quiz 1

1 Who wrote All American Boys?
Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds

Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo

Brendan Kiely
2 What year was All American Boys published?
2017

2015

2019

2012
3 What genre is All American Boys?
Memoir

Historical fiction

Young Adult

Non-fiction
4 Where is the novel set?
New York City

St. Louis

Houston

Springfield
5 Who narrates All American Boys?
Paul

Quinn and Rashad

An omniscient third-person narrator

Rashad
6 Over what period of time does the novel take place?
One day

A year

A month

A week
7 What event is foreshadowed in the prologue "Zoom In"?
The protest

Rashad and Quinn meeting

Rashad getting beaten by a police officer

Rashad in the hospital
8 "Fists raining like stones" is an example of what?
Hyperbole

Metaphor

Irony

Simile
9 What group activity is Rashad part of?
ROTC

Swimming

Basketball

Soccer
10 Describe Rashad's father:
Absent

Warm

Talkative

Strict
11 Why does Rashad join ROTC?
It's an easy A

He wants to join the Army someday

He didn't make the basketball team

His father wants him to
12 What is Rashad's brother's name?
English

David

Carlos

Spoony
13 Who is not one of Rashad's close friends?
English

Guzzo

Carlos

Shannon
14 What are Rashad and his friends planning on doing Friday night?
Going out for pizza

Playing video games

Going to a party

Going to a basketball game
15 What interest do Rashad and Carlos share?
Music

Art

Soccer

ROTC
16 What store does Rashad go into?
Jerry's Corner Mart

Mother's Pizza

A supermarket

Nick's Bodega
17 How does the cashier look at Rashad when he walks in?
Suspiciously

Angry

Welcoming

Bored
18 What is Rashad accused of stealing?
A bag of chips

Beer

Money

A phone charger
19 What does the police officer do to Rashad?
Throw him down on the sidewalk

Yell at him

Beat him up

All of the above
20 What injuries does Rashad have?
A broken arm

A broken nose, fractured ribs, and internal bleeding

None

A black eye
21 Who witnesses Rashad getting attacked?
English

Guzzo

Dwyer

Quinn
22 Why is Quinn at Jerry's?
To get snacks for his brother

To visit Paul

To look for his friends

To buy beer
23 Who is the police officer who attacks Rashad?
They don't know him

Paul Galluzzo

David Butler

Quinn's father
24 What happened to Quinn's father?
His parents are divorced

He works the night shift

He got fired from the police force

He died in Afghanistan
25 What image is stuck in Quinn's head the rest of the day Friday?
His mother crying

Rashad's face

The police sirens

The look of rage on Paul's face

I see no evidence of a character by this name in the novel.

Asked by Amaya F #1356579

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/18/2025 12:10 PM

Rashad’s father tells a surprising story about his time as a police officer. What does that reveal about his relationship with Spoony and his struggle to come to terms with what happened to Rashad?

In context, the story Rashad's father tells illustrates his love for the job he once had, and his acknowledgement of how difficult the job of a police officer really is. Because his father identifies as an officer of the law, he has difficuly...

Asked by Ariela L #1339231

Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/13/2024 10:55 PM

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To what event does Fuzzy invite Quinn and his mother to?

Fuzzy invites Quinn and his mother to a barbecue at Galluzzos’ house.

Asked by Sophia R #1339176

Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/13/2024 10:15 PM

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