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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. In Chapter 11, what was the name of a boy Rasul fought?
3. In Chapter 11, when was Johnson transitioning to adolescence?
4. In Chapter 12, what did Johnson use to hit a security guard in the face?
5. In Chapter 12, when did Kevin come to live in Plainfield?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Johnson remember spending summers?
2. What time did the family try to start Thanksgiving dinner, and when would they usually start eating?
3. In Chapter 10, how did Johnson and Garrett spend their summers?
4. What did Lil Rall and Rasul want to do the summer Lil' Kevin came to stay in Plainfield?
5. How was the summer of 1998 a time of change for the family?
6. Why did Lil' Rall, Rasul, and Lil' Kevin carry box cutters around?
7. Where did Nanny move in 1993?
8. What was the last Thanksgiving like with Nanny, and when did she pass away?
9. Why did Kevin come to live in Plainfield in 1996?
10. Why did Johnson have to get stitches in Chapter 7?
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
Nanny had a strong faith in God. How did Nanny’s faith affect her life and how she lived? How did she pass her faith down to her grandchildren?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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