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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 pageant.
(c) The Christmas Fair.
(d) The Holiday Luncheon.

2. The forensic examiner noted the fractures in the wrist bones of Griff's skeleton after his remains were unearthed how many years after Griff's murder?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

3. The narrator states that for the Nickel boys, "to forbid the thought of escape mean to" take what action against "one's humanity" (145)?
(a) Drown it.
(b) Stifle it.
(c) Ignore it.
(d) Murder it.

4. What object was NOT associated with Turner's explanation to Elwood of what "out back" means at Nickel?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) Two oak trees.
(c) Iron rings.
(d) A horse whip.

5. Which of Harper's relatives had worked at Nickel for many years?
(a) His brother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of objects made up the "set of Chipwick's British Classics" (84) Elwood found in the schoolhouse basement?

2. Chickie Pete suffered from an addiction to what substance?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 8, Elwood "returned to the yard crew" (64) after a several-day stay in what location?

4. In what month did Elwood first move to New York City?

5. A typical sentence at Nickel is said to have fallen "between six months and" (144) what length of time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. How did Elwood discover that Griff had been instructed by Superintendent Spencer to throw the boxing match?

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

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

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

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