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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 people could a table sit that Johnson's father brought out twice a year--Thanksgiving and Christmas?
2. When Rasul was in high school, how long did he have one girlfriend?
3. For how many weeks of the summer would Johnson and Garrett rotate between summer camp in the mornings and Nanny's in the afternoon?
4. What type of vehicle did Lil' Rall have to drive in Chapter 11?
5. How many years difference was between Johnson's dad and Nanny?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Johnson's letter to Nanny, what are some things he remembers doing with her?
2. Where did Nanny move in 1993?
3. Why did Johnson call Nanny a cool lady even as she got older?
4. Why did Nanny have Lil' Kevin come to live with her?
5. How did the things Johnson did when he hit puberty change?
6. What was life like for Lil' Kevin?
7. What did puberty mean for Lil' Rall, Rasul, and Lil' Kevin?
8. In Chapter 10, how did Johnson and Garrett spend their summers?
9. What was the last Thanksgiving like with Nanny, and when did she pass away?
10. How does Johnson remember spending summers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in We Are Not Broken? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and individuals? How does the point of view help readers connect with and understand Johnson?
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
Johnson was injured when he and his cousins were skipping stones. What does the incident reveal about unconditional love?
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