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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Elwood when both of his parents "took off" (27) and left him in the care of his grandmother Harriet?
2. The White House had once been used in what other capacity?
3. What profanity-laden items were passed on to the black students at Lincoln High School whenever the students at the white high school received new ones?
4. In what kind of a shop was 13-year-old Elwood hired to work for Mr. Marconi?
5. In what year did Elwood receive "the best gift of his life" (11) for Christmas?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what purpose does Whitehead allude to The Andy Griffith Show in Chapter 7?
2. How did Elwood turn the nasty trick played by the Richmond Hotel staff into a boon?
3. What examples does the narrator use to back up the claim that Harriet was rarely able to "make proper goodbyes to her loved ones" (70)?
4. How are the themes of brutality and oppression intertwined within Chapter 6?
5. Who was Mr. Hill?
6. Who or what was Black Beauty within the twisted world of Nickel?
7. In what way does Whitehead intertwine the motif of dreams with the theme of escape within Chapter 7?
8. How does Whitehead use personification to depict the way that Harriet tried not to get her hopes up about the progress the black community might make in the wake of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision?
9. What disappointing news did Blakely reveal to Elwood about educational opportunities at Nickel?
10. Which two momentous events happened on Elwood's second day at Nickel, as announced at the start of Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Whitehead's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of The Nickel Boys. Examples could include locations such as the white side of the Nickel campus versus the black side of the Nickel campus or Marvin Griggs Technical College versus Nickel's ancient schoolhouse.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Nickel Boys and analyze Whitehead’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Whitehead’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Nickel Boys.
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