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

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

3. Turner told Elwood that any boy taken "out back" (103) at Nickel would end up in what state?
(a) Dead.
(b) Suicidal.
(c) Scarred for life.
(d) Homicidal.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The medical examiner linked the Nickel boy's heart failure that happened when he was "locked in a sweatbox" (144) with what cause of death?

3. The narrator states that the annual boxing championship was the black Nickel boys' "sole acquaintance" with what "at Nickel" (98)?

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)?

5. In what year did Elwood move to New York City?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Elwood meet Denise?

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

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

8. What happened to the money Elwood had saved up for college?

9. Who was Chickie Pete and for what purpose does Whitehead devise his character?

10. What event caused Elwood to decide to put into motion his plan to "get rid of Nickel" (157)?

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