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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 long does Johnson remember that Thanksgiving dinners lasted in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 9, how old was Johnson?

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

4. How tall was Lil Kevin?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the menu for Thanksgiving dinner?

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

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

4. Why did Nanny have Lil' Kevin come to live with her?

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

6. What time did the family try to start Thanksgiving dinner, and when would they usually start eating?

7. What was life like for Lil' Kevin?

8. What was the last Thanksgiving like with Nanny, and when did she pass away?

9. How did the things Johnson did when he hit puberty change?

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

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 2

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)?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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