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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 books did Johnson say teachers made them read over the summer?

2. How far from the amusement park, Bowcraft, was Johnson's house?

3. What did Aunt Crystal grab to hit Desiree with in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 9, what Thanksgiving does Johnson remember?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Johnson's letter to Nanny, what are some things he remembers doing with her?

2. Why did Uncle have Lil' Rall and Rasul leave the Big Yellow House?

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

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

5. How does Johnson remember spending summers?

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

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

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

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

10. Where did Nanny move in 1993?

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

There was a double standard regarding sexuality for boys and for girls in the Black community. How was there a double standard regarding appropriate sexual behavior for boys and for girls in the Black community?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in We Are Not Broken to show how individuals communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

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