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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. What name did Elwood decide to bestow upon the moving company he had personally founded?
(a) Ace Moving.
(b) Black Beauty Moving.
(c) Turner Moving.
(d) White House Moving.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, Elwood "returned to the yard crew" (64) after a several-day stay in what location?
(a) Out back.
(b) The rec room.
(c) The school house.
(d) The school hospital.

3. With which relative did Turner live before he ran away from home for the final time?
(a) His older brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His uncle.

4. What kind of objects made up the "set of Chipwick's British Classics" (84) Elwood found in the schoolhouse basement?
(a) Records.
(b) Books.
(c) Coins.
(d) Playing cards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what length of time had adult Elwood lived in New York City by the time he ran into Chickie Pete in Chapter 13?

2. Prior to having his escape plan foiled, Clinton Smith had been planning to join which member of his family as soon as possible?

3. What two adjectives did adult Elwood use in Chapter 13 to describe crowds at the New York City marathon?

4. On what day of Clinton Smith's freedom from Nickel did he decide it was safe enough for him to hitchhike?

5. Elwood decided in Chapter 8 that he would get out of Nickel how many months before the judge's sentence was up?

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. How did Elwood meet Denise?

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

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

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

6. Which staff member at Nickel did Elwood name as the man he would like to poison?

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

8. What quality did Harper name as the most important one for a Community Service work detail member to possess?

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

10. In what way does Whitehead employ foreshadowing in relation to the story about the escapee named Clayton Smith?

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