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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The medical examiner linked the Nickel boy's heart failure that happened when he was "locked in a sweatbox" (144) with what cause of death?
(a) Suffocation.
(b) Heat stroke.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Natural causes.

2. Which character overheard Superintendent Spencer order Griff to throw the boxing match?
(a) Elwood.
(b) Lonnie.
(c) Turner.
(d) Desmond.

3. A typical sentence at Nickel is said to have fallen "between six months and" (144) what length of time?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

4. To what word did Turner keep returning when he thought about Elwood's personality?
(a) Smart.
(b) Patient.
(c) Present.
(d) Sturdy.

5. With which relative did Turner live before he ran away from home for the final time?
(a) His mother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His older brother.
(d) His aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harper's first words to Elwood were that Turner had promised that Elwood knew how to take what action?

2. In what building at Nickel was the basement termed "Lovers' Lane" located?

3. How old was Harper at the time of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel?

4. In what kind of location in Tallahassee had Jaime liked to hang out with his friends before his stint at Nickel?

5. On what part of Nickel's campus were the white inmates housed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the first four stops Harper made during Elwood's first day on the Community Service team with Turner?

2. How did Elwood meet Denise?

3. What "fifth way out of Nickel" (153) did Elwood devise in Chapter 12?

4. Which staff member at Nickel did Elwood name as the man he would like to poison?

5. What quality did Harper name as the most important one for a Community Service work detail member to possess?

6. What bad news did Harriet deliver to her grandson Elwood in Chapter 12 when she came for a visit after missing one due to illness?

7. What physical problem of Elwood's is described in Chapter 11?

8. What event caused Elwood to decide to put into motion his plan to "get rid of Nickel" (157)?

9. In what way does Whitehead employ foreshadowing in relation to the story about the escapee named Clayton Smith?

10. At what conclusion did Elwood finally arrive when he contemplated the reason for his vicious beating in the White House?

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