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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Johnson and Aunt Munch took the 23andMe test, what percent Indigenous DNA matches did they have?

2. What was Matt's job for Saturday chores at Nanny's?

3. What did Nanny get for hitting Mrs. Todd in Chapter 6?

4. What would the boys do after their Saturday chores?

5. How many kids were attending Nanny's daycare when she and her assistant, Aunt Cheryl, took them to Jersey City to get Nanny's grandchildren?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of work did Nanny do?

2. In 1987, why did Nanny punch a woman named Mrs. Todd?

3. What salon did Johnson's mother have, and what was it like?

4. Who was Emmett Till?

5. How did Johnson and the other boys spend their Saturdays at Nanny's?

6. Why were Johnson and his cousins never allowed to go outside with a toy gun?

7. How are barbershops a staple of the Black community?

8. What did Justice remember that he and Nanny used to love?

9. What does Johnson say about growing up with his cousins in the Author's Note?

10. What did Johnson learn when he traced his lineage and took a DNA test?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the book is We Are Not Broken. How does the title of the book symbolize strength and dealing with grief?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in We Are Not Broken? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Johnson uses help readers’ understanding of individuals, events, or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

Johnson spent a lot of time at his uncle’s barbershop. What experiences did Johnson have at his uncle’s barbershop? What were the pros and cons of the experience Black boys had at barbershops?

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