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Rashad
Quinn
100
The name of Guzzo's only girl cousin
Who is Jill
100
"Let me make something clear. I don't need ROTC. I don't want to be part of no military family."
Who is Rashad
100
What surprised you in the text? Why?
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100
Rashad had good ________ skills
What is art skills
100
What makes Quinn a dynamic character?
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200
This character mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter.
Who is Paul Galluzzo
200
"There's no better opportunity for a Black boy in this country than to join the army."
Who is Rashad's father
200
In the text, the boy's basketball coach tells the team to "leave it at the door" -Rashad's beating and hospitalization. Do schools and teachers have a responsibility to address these incidences? Why or Why not?
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200
The reason Rashad's father quit the police force. Rashad learned this family secret about his father
When Rashad's father was a police officer he shot and paralyzed a youth.
200
For what reasons do you think Quinn begins to feel connected to Jill? How would you characterize their relationship , and how does it change over the course of the novel?
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300
This character is Rashad'd brother.
Who is Spoony.
300
"On Friday nights, there were only two things on my mind: getting the hell out of the house and finding the party. "
Who is Quinn
300
What is your earliest impression of Spoony, Rashad’s brother? Do you find him to be a good brother to Rashad? In what ways are these two brothers similar? How are they different?
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300
Rashad favorite Harlem Renaisance artist and painter was
Who is Aaron Douglas
300
Quinn's states, "And if I didn't do something. If I just stay silent, its just like saying it's not my problem. How does this moment show that Quinn is actively choosing not to be a bystander? Though difficult, do you agree it's the right decision?
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400
This character was the captain of the basketball team.
Who is English Jones
400
"People have it all backward. They do...I'm sorry , but my brother did the right thing. He has to make tough calls."
Who is Guzzo
400
Is what happened to Rashad, Quinn's problem? Why or Why not?
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400
How does finding his father on the police plaza steps, waiting to join them on the march, affect Rashad? What makes this act such a powerful statement?
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400
What is the significance of the March? Why did it mean so much to Quinn, Rashad and Spoony?
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500
The book was written by two authors. Name one of the two authors of the book.
Who is Jason Reynolds or Brendan Kiely
500
He wrote the sidewalk graffiti …"Rashad IS Absent Again Today"
Who is Carlos
500
We frequently see videos and news broadcast about Black people in America being intimidated, beaten, shot, and murdered by cops, one after the other. How does All American Boys inform your knowledge of this?
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500
What would you have done about the police beating if you had been in Rashad's circumstances.
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500
Discuss at least three choices Quinn was faced with in regards to Rashad's beating.
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