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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. In Chapter 9, what Thanksgiving does Johnson remember?

2. Which of Nanny's grandchildren went vegetarian one year?

3. When did Nanny and Aunt Munch move out of the Big Yellow House in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 12 during the winter of 1997, where did Kevin think he needed to go one night?

5. When would Johnson read the books assigned to read over the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did puberty mean for Lil' Rall, Rasul, and Lil' Kevin?

2. What was the menu for Thanksgiving dinner?

3. Where did Nanny move in 1993?

4. Why did Johnson have to get stitches in Chapter 7?

5. Why did Johnson call Nanny a cool lady even as she got older?

6. In Chapter 10, how did Johnson and Garrett spend their summers?

7. What problems were there with Uncle Kevin's wife, Desiree, and how were they resolved?

8. Where did Uncle Kevin move in 1993?

9. How was the summer of 1998 a time of change for the family?

10. In Johnson's letter to Nanny, what are some things he remembers doing with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rasul and his cousins remembered a fight Rasul had with a boy named Kelly. How was Rasul’s version of the fight different from what his cousins remembered? What is communicated about truth through the different versions?

Essay Topic 2

Mood is an element that evokes feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a narrative. What is the overall mood of We Are Not Broken?

Essay Topic 3

Interactions with white people could be unsafe. What are some examples of times when interactions with white people could be unsafe? What does white supremacy have to do with the hazards of Black and white interactions?

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