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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. For how many years had Blakely worked at Nickel prior to Elwood's arrival?
2. When Harriet worried about the dangers involved in fighting for civil rights, she always returned to her belief in what as "a fundamental virtue" (33)?
3. At what time of the morning did the Nickel staff arrive in order to take Elwood and the others to receive their punishment for fighting?
4. The entirety of the Nickel property numbered how many acres in total?
5. What parts of the Nickel Boys' bodies were whipped with the strap referred to as "Black Beauty" (68)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Elwood turn the nasty trick played by the Richmond Hotel staff into a boon?
2. In what way was Elwood's family history intertwined with the Richmond Hotel in Tallahassee?
3. How many boys were incarcerated at Nickel at the time of Elwood's arrival and in what way was the campus divided into two?
4. What major discovery is described in the Prologue as having led to widespread media coverage focused on the Nickel Academy?
5. What disappointing news did Blakely reveal to Elwood about educational opportunities at Nickel?
6. What does the industrial fan within Chapter 6 symbolize and with what theme does Whitehead connect the fan?
7. For what reason was Elwood unable to get a full night's sleep the day of his arrival at Nickel?
8. What happened to prevent Elwood from attending his first class at Marvin Griggs Technical?
9. For what purpose does Whitehead allude to The Andy Griffith Show in Chapter 7?
10. What was ironic about Harriet's punishment of Elwood upon learning that he had participated in a protest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Could The Nickel Boys be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
What is Whitehead's message regarding the actions people must take in order to combat systematic racism built into the fabric of the United States?
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