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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 1943.
(d) 1946.

2. How often did Harriet visit Elwood at Nickel during his incarceration there?
(a) Once every two months.
(b) Twice a month.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a week.

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

4. 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.

5. 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) Blakely.
(b) Superintendent Spencer.
(c) Earl.
(d) Freddie Rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

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

3. Turner told Elwood that any boy taken "out back" (103) at Nickel would end up in what state?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What new opportunity did Elwood receive at Nickel due to Turner's recommendation?

2. For what reason did Elwood become angry at Chickie Pete during their reunion?

3. Describe the two different ways of "serving time" (144) outlined by the narrator in Chapter 12.

4. In what way does Whitehead employ foreshadowing in relation to the story about the escapee named Clayton Smith?

5. How was Griff punished for his mistake in the boxing match?

6. How did Elwood meet Denise?

7. At what decision did Elwood arrive in relation to a date of release in Chapter 8?

8. The narrator begins Chapter 12 by stating that "There were four ways out of Nickel" (144). What were they?

9. What happened at the first four stops Harper made during Elwood's first day on the Community Service team with Turner?

10. What does the set of "Chipwick's British Classics" (84) symbolize within the novel?

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