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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. At what traditional Nickel event did Jaime successfully poison Earl?
(a) The Holly Promenade.
(b) The Christmas Fair.
(c) The Christmas pageant.
(d) The Holiday Luncheon.

2. In what year did the annual boxing championship fought between a black Nickel boy and a white Nickel boy begin?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1946.

3. In what month did Elwood first move to New York City?
(a) November.
(b) July.
(c) February.
(d) April.

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

5. Chickie Pete suffered from an addiction to what substance?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Pain medication.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Methamphetamine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 12 states that in what year, a young inmate at Nickel "died of heart failure while locked in a sweatbox" (144)?

2. What percentage of Elwood's college fund was used to hire a lawyer to help him get sent to Nickel?

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

4. What kind of relationship did Elwood and Denise have before their relationship turned romantic?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did adult Elwood do with the napkin associated with Chickie Pete and why?

5. How did Elwood meet Denise?

6. What quality did Harper name as the most important one for a Community Service work detail member to possess?

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

8. What physical problem of Elwood's is described in Chapter 11?

9. What bad news did Harriet deliver to her grandson Elwood in Chapter 12 when she came for a visit after missing one due to illness?

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

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