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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Chapter 12 states that "there were" how many "ways out of Nickel" (144)?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

4. With which relative did Turner live before he ran away from home for the final time?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His older brother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

5. 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) Out back.
(d) The school house.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. In what month did adult Elwood always attend the New York City marathon?
(a) April.
(b) January.
(c) October.
(d) November.

11. For how many years had the black boys held the Nickel boxing title prior to Griff's participation?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

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

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) Ignore it.
(c) Stifle it.
(d) Drown it.

14. In what building at Nickel was the basement termed "Lovers' Lane" located?
(a) The black schoolhouse.
(b) The dining hall.
(c) The white schoolhouse.
(d) The White House.

15. Around what issue did the beliefs of Elwood and Denise not mesh, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) Desire for children.
(b) The efficacy of psychiatric medications.
(c) Religion.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Neither Chickie Pete nor Elwood said whose name aloud during their foray into their pasts at Nickel?

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

3. At what traditional Nickel event did Jaime successfully poison Earl?

4. How often did Harriet visit Elwood at Nickel during his incarceration there?

5. What was the name of the Community Service supervisor under whom Elwood eventually worked after Turner's recommendation?

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