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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Turner told Elwood that any boy taken "out back" (103) at Nickel would end up in what state?
(a) Dead.
(b) Homicidal.
(c) Suicidal.
(d) Scarred for life.

2. The narrator states that Clayton Smith's escape happened in the days when the "boys didn't know that cars heading out to" what location "in the middle of the night meant that the secret graveyard had welcomed a new resident" (152)?
(a) The school dump.
(b) The White House.
(c) The pool house.
(d) The gymnasium doors.

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

4. In what year did the annual boxing championship fought between a black Nickel boy and a white Nickel boy begin?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1943.

5. How many Nickel boys did the dormitory fire of 1921 kill in total?
(a) 45.
(b) 23.
(c) 93.
(d) 72.

6. What two adjectives did adult Elwood use in Chapter 13 to describe crowds at the New York City marathon?
(a) Atrocious and adorable.
(b) Crazy and fun.
(c) Oddball and lovely.
(d) Smelly and golden.

7. Turner told Elwood that he would acquire clothing from what source if he were to ever escape from Nickel?
(a) Laundromats.
(b) Schools.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Clotheslines.

8. What crime did Elwood privately remember Chickie Pete having committed regularly at Nickel after experiencing similar abuse himself?
(a) Neglect.
(b) Emotional abuse.
(c) Sexual abuse.
(d) Physical abuse.

9. As Clayton Smith rode with the man who had given him a ride, he imagined a posse looking for him with which character "at the head" (150)?
(a) Freddie Rich.
(b) Superintendent Spencer.
(c) Earl.
(d) Blakely.

10. Harper's first words to Elwood were that Turner had promised that Elwood knew how to take what action?
(a) How to keep his mouth shut.
(b) Follow directions.
(c) Lay bricks.
(d) Smile through the pain.

11. Which of Harper's relatives had worked at Nickel for many years?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His aunt.

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

13. The narrator states that for the Nickel boys, "to forbid the thought of escape mean to" take what action against "one's humanity" (145)?
(a) Murder it.
(b) Drown it.
(c) Ignore it.
(d) Stifle it.

14. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

15. For what length of time had adult Elwood lived in New York City by the time he ran into Chickie Pete in Chapter 13?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Clinton Smith accepted a ride from a man driving what kind of vehicle?

2. What was distinctive about Chickie Pete's clothing when adult Elwood ran into him after watching the New York City marathon?

3. Chapter 12 states that "there were" how many "ways out of Nickel" (144)?

4. What was NOT listed in Chapter 12 as a way to get "out of Nickel" (144)?

5. With which relative did Turner live before he ran away from home for the final time?

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