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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 many girlfriends did Lil' Rall have in high school?

2. What park did Johnson remember going to in Chapter 7 for a Fourth of July cookout?

3. In 1997, how long had Uncle Kevin been living in Georgia?

4. What summer does Johnson remember in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 7, after going to the hospital, how long did Johnson stay up with his cousins that night playing video games?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Johnson remember spending summers?

2. Why did Lil' Rall, Rasul, and Lil' Kevin carry box cutters around?

3. What was the menu for Thanksgiving dinner?

4. What did Lil Rall and Rasul want to do the summer Lil' Kevin came to stay in Plainfield?

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

6. What did Johnson relate about Lil' Kevin and abuse?

7. What was life like for Lil' Kevin?

8. Why did Kevin come to live in Plainfield in 1996?

9. In Garrett's letter to Nanny, what occasion did he remember when she was especially proud of him?

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

Johnson believed that change was “one of the only constants in life” (129). Why did Johnson believe that change was one of the only constants in life? What were the pros and cons of change?

Essay Topic 3

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

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