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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of strike was happening at the time Elwood moved to New York City?
(a) A teachers' strike.
(b) A garbage workers' strike.
(c) A writers' strike.
(d) A petroleum workers' strike.

2. What piece of prison slang is said to have infiltrated the environment of Nickel as well?
(a) Brake fluid.
(b) Bum beef.
(c) Free world.
(d) All day.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 8, Elwood "returned to the yard crew" (64) after a several-day stay in what location?
(a) The school hospital.
(b) The rec room.
(c) The school house.
(d) Out back.

4. In Chapter 11, Denise and Elwood watched which movie together that starred Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier?
(a) A Raisin in the Sun.
(b) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
(c) Some Like it Hot.
(d) The Defiant Ones.

5. What was NOT listed in Chapter 12 as a way to get "out of Nickel" (144)?
(a) Death.
(b) Escape.
(c) Time served.
(d) Medical leave.

6. Turner realized at the end of Chapter 10 that the Christmas light display at Nickel reminded him of the atmosphere of what location?
(a) Fun Town.
(b) Church.
(c) Grand Central Station.
(d) The racetrack.

7. What was distinctive about Chickie Pete's clothing when adult Elwood ran into him after watching the New York City marathon?
(a) It was too small.
(b) It was too big.
(c) It was tattered.
(d) It was dirty.

8. Elwood decided in Chapter 8 that he would get out of Nickel how many months before the judge's sentence was up?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

9. In what part of Elwood's body did he experience severe twinges of pain once he reached adulthood?
(a) His knee.
(b) His back.
(c) His stomach.
(d) His neck.

10. Clinton Smith accepted a ride from a man driving what kind of vehicle?
(a) A Packard.
(b) A pickup truck.
(c) A sports car.
(d) A tractor.

11. What object was NOT associated with Turner's explanation to Elwood of what "out back" means at Nickel?
(a) A horse whip.
(b) A hatchet.
(c) Two oak trees.
(d) Iron rings.

12. What part of Turner's escape fantasy did he consider especially important to share with Elwood?
(a) Knowing how to swim.
(b) Having enough money.
(c) Misleading the search dogs.
(d) Going alone.

13. Neither Chickie Pete nor Elwood said whose name aloud during their foray into their pasts at Nickel?
(a) Freddie Rich.
(b) Earl.
(c) Blakely.
(d) Superintendent Spencer.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What criminal acts occurred in the location at Nickel known as "Lovers' Lane" (121)?

4. The narrator states that the annual boxing championship was the black Nickel boys' "sole acquaintance" with what "at Nickel" (98)?

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

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