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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. Where was Lil' Rall in Chapter 9?
2. In Chapter 9, what Thanksgiving does Johnson remember?
3. When Johnson was injured in Chapter 7, who rode in the ambulance with him?
4. What color stitches did Johnson get in Chapter 7?
5. How many people could a table sit that Johnson's father brought out twice a year--Thanksgiving and Christmas?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the menu for Thanksgiving dinner?
2. What time did the family try to start Thanksgiving dinner, and when would they usually start eating?
3. Where did Uncle Kevin move in 1993?
4. How was the summer of 1998 a time of change for the family?
5. What did Lil Rall and Rasul want to do the summer Lil' Kevin came to stay in Plainfield?
6. Why did Johnson have to get stitches in Chapter 7?
7. In Chapter 10, how did Johnson and Garrett spend their summers?
8. Where did Nanny move in 1993?
9. Why did Kevin come to live in Plainfield in 1996?
10. What thoughts did Johnson have about healing from the abuse he suffered from Lil' Kevin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Nanny used corporal punishment to discipline her grandsons. How did Nanny use corporal punishment? Why did Johnson believe punishment should not be the "primary form of 'justice' for bad choices" (47)?
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