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

2. 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) Yahtzee.
(c) Life.
(d) Pinochle.

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

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

5. How many Nickel boys did the dormitory fire of 1921 kill in total?
(a) 93.
(b) 45.
(c) 23.
(d) 72.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who revealed that he had been punched in the stomach by a particular supervisor for the transgression of talking to a white Nickel boy?

3. 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?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. What happened on Christmas Day that caused the Nickel boys to feel "like boys from nice houses in nice neighborhoods" (116)?

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

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

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

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

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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