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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 25.
(d) 40.

2. On what part of Nickel's campus were the white inmates housed?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.

3. On what night of the week did a particular Nickel staff member like to inflict sexual abuse on Clinton Smith?
(a) Sundays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Thursdays.

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

5. Once Griff was declared the winner of the boxing match, toward whom did he frantically shout his apologies?
(a) Freddie Rich.
(b) Superintendent Spencer.
(c) Director Hardee.
(d) Big Chet.

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

7. Whose name did Elwood and his group at Nickel refuse to utter as they thought about which staff member to poison?
(a) Duggin.
(b) Harper.
(c) Superintendent Spencer.
(d) Earl.

8. 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 twelfth.
(c) The sixth.
(d) The fourth.

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

10. Visitors from how many different states flocked to attend Nickel's Christmas Fair each year?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

12. 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) Lay bricks.
(c) Smile through the pain.
(d) Follow directions.

13. 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 big.
(b) It was dirty.
(c) It was too small.
(d) It was tattered.

14. The winter when Harriet missed a visit due to illness was a time during which Elwood, Turner, Desmond and Jaimie played what game together most afternoons?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Life.
(c) Yahtzee.
(d) Pinochle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that for the Nickel boys, "to forbid the thought of escape mean to" take what action against "one's humanity" (145)?

2. For how many weeks had Denise possessed keys to Elwood's New York City apartment by the start of Chapter 11?

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

4. For what length of time had adult Elwood lived in New York City by the time he ran into Chickie Pete in Chapter 13?

5. When Elwood started his own moving company, he bought a 1967 van of what make?

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