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

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character overheard Superintendent Spencer order Griff to throw the boxing match?

2. 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?

3. How old was Harper at the time of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel?

4. How many Nickel boys did the dormitory fire of 1921 kill in total?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What "fifth way out of Nickel" (153) did Elwood devise in Chapter 12?

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

3. At what conclusion did Elwood finally arrive when he contemplated the reason for his vicious beating in the White House?

4. What kind of strike was happening in New York City upon Elwood's arrival in the city as an adult?

5. What annual tradition existed at Nickel that involved one white inmate and one black inmate?

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

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

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

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

10. Which staff member at Nickel did Elwood name as the man he would like to poison?

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