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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Community Service supervisor under whom Elwood eventually worked after Turner's recommendation?
(a) Blakely.
(b) Harper.
(c) Desmond.
(d) Lonnie.

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

3. When Elwood started his own moving company, he bought a 1967 van of what make?
(a) Ford.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Datsun.
(d) Toyota.

4. With what punishment did Superintendent Spencer threaten Griff if he refused to lose the boxing match on purpose?
(a) Griff's bed would be relocated to the schoolhouse basement.
(b) Griff would be bumped back down to Grub level.
(c) Griff would be taken to the White House.
(d) Griff would be taken out back.

5. 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?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

6. How old was Harper at the time of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel?
(a) 42.
(b) 24.
(c) 36.
(d) 20.

7. What kind of relationship did Elwood and Denise have before their relationship turned romantic?
(a) Hairdresser and client.
(b) Sponsor and addict.
(c) Teacher and student.
(d) Parole officer and parolee.

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

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

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

11. Turner told Elwood that if he were to run away from Nickel, he would head in what direction "because they ain't expecting it" (122)?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) East.

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

13. 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) 15 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

14. On what day of Clinton Smith's freedom from Nickel did he decide it was safe enough for him to hitchhike?
(a) The second.
(b) The sixth.
(c) The twelfth.
(d) The fourth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of objects made up the "set of Chipwick's British Classics" (84) Elwood found in the schoolhouse basement?

2. Turner got jealous sometimes when Elwood's grandmother Harriet brought Elwood which items during her visits?

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

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

5. Turner told Elwood that only boys with what quality were ever taken "out back" (103)?

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