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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. How old was Tamir Rice when he was killed by police officers who mistook his toy gun for a real one?

2. Where did Aunt Crystal work in Chapter 5?

3. How tall was Nanny?

4. What had Nanny purchased a few days before a fight Matt remembers in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 6, where did the boys go to school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Nanny?

5. How did Nanny discipline the boys?

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

7. During the summer of 1991, where did the family travel and why?

8. Why did Johnson and his little brother Garrett go to Nanny's after school and on weekends?

9. What did Nanny do when Aunt Cynthia called her a bitch over the phone?

10. What was Nanny's Big Yellow House like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Johnson was injured when he and his cousins were skipping stones. What does the incident reveal about unconditional love?

Essay Topic 2

The author writes about how it was dangerous for Blacks to have guns—real or toy growing up. Why was it dangerous for Blacks to have guns?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in We Are Not Broken to show how individuals communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

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