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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. Around what issue did the beliefs of Elwood and Denise not mesh, as described in Chapter 11?
2. Turner told Elwood that he would acquire clothing from what source if he were to ever escape from Nickel?
3. The forensic examiner noted the fractures in the wrist bones of Griff's skeleton after his remains were unearthed how many years after Griff's murder?
4. What name did Elwood decide to bestow upon the moving company he had personally founded?
5. How many months did it take for Elwood to realize he had based the name of his company on an aspect of his former life at Nickel?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Whitehead employ foreshadowing in relation to the story about the escapee named Clayton Smith?
2. Describe the two different ways of "serving time" (144) outlined by the narrator in Chapter 12.
3. At what decision did Elwood arrive in relation to a date of release in Chapter 8?
4. How did Elwood meet Denise?
5. Which staff member at Nickel did Elwood name as the man he would like to poison?
6. How did Elwood discover that Griff had been instructed by Superintendent Spencer to throw the boxing match?
7. At what conclusion did Elwood finally arrive when he contemplated the reason for his vicious beating in the White House?
8. Who was Chickie Pete and for what purpose does Whitehead devise his character?
9. What physical problem of Elwood's is described in Chapter 11?
10. How was Griff punished for his mistake in the boxing match?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Could The Nickel Boys be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Whitehead's choice to tell the story of The Nickel Boys using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Whitehead’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
How is the topic of political activism treated within The Nickel Boys and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
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