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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. For what moving company did Elwood work before starting his own moving company?
(a) AAA Moving.
(b) Horizon Moving.
(c) Specialty Moving.
(d) Iron Man Moving.

2. What percentage of Elwood's college fund was used to hire a lawyer to help him get sent to Nickel?
(a) 50.
(b) 80.
(c) 100.
(d) 30.

3. Turner told Elwood that only boys with what quality were ever taken "out back" (103)?
(a) White boys.
(b) Violent boys.
(c) Failed escapees.
(d) Black boys.

4. In what kind of location in Tallahassee had Jaime liked to hang out with his friends before his stint at Nickel?
(a) A garbage dump.
(b) A train yard.
(c) On the rooftop of City Hall.
(d) Under a river bridge.

5. What criminal acts occurred in the location at Nickel known as "Lovers' Lane" (121)?
(a) Child rape.
(b) Extortion.
(c) Theft.
(d) Murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harper told Elwood that the state had recently "cracked down" (89) on Nickel's selling-off of what materials meant for the white students?

2. Whose name did Elwood and his group at Nickel refuse to utter as they thought about which staff member to poison?

3. Chapter 12 states that in what year, a young inmate at Nickel "died of heart failure while locked in a sweatbox" (144)?

4. On what night of the week did a particular Nickel staff member like to inflict sexual abuse on Clinton Smith?

5. In what month did adult Elwood always attend the New York City marathon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the set of "Chipwick's British Classics" (84) symbolize within the novel?

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

3. How did Elwood meet Denise?

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

5. For what reason did Elwood become angry at Chickie Pete during their reunion?

6. What new opportunity did Elwood receive at Nickel due to Turner's recommendation?

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

8. What annual tradition existed at Nickel that involved one white inmate and one black inmate?

9. What did adult Elwood do with the napkin associated with Chickie Pete and why?

10. How was Griff punished for his mistake in the boxing match?

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