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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Elwood move to New York City?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1968.

2. In what month did Elwood first move to New York City?
(a) April.
(b) November.
(c) February.
(d) July.

3. Harper's first words to Elwood were that Turner had promised that Elwood knew how to take what action?
(a) Lay bricks.
(b) Follow directions.
(c) How to keep his mouth shut.
(d) Smile through the pain.

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

5. Clinton Smith accepted a ride from a man driving what kind of vehicle?
(a) A Packard.
(b) A sports car.
(c) A pickup truck.
(d) A tractor.

6. 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) Pinochle.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Life.
(d) Yahtzee.

7. On what day of Clinton Smith's freedom from Nickel did he decide it was safe enough for him to hitchhike?
(a) The sixth.
(b) The second.
(c) The twelfth.
(d) The fourth.

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

9. In what month did adult Elwood always attend the New York City marathon?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) January.
(d) April.

10. How often did Harriet visit Elwood at Nickel during his incarceration there?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Twice a month.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once every two months.

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

12. Which character overheard Superintendent Spencer order Griff to throw the boxing match?
(a) Elwood.
(b) Turner.
(c) Desmond.
(d) Lonnie.

13. What did Elwood do with Chickie Pete's red napkin at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) He put it in his car's glove compartment.
(b) He put it in his pocket.
(c) He ripped it up.
(d) He lit it on fire.

14. A typical sentence at Nickel is said to have fallen "between six months and" (144) what length of time?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 10 years.

15. The narrator states that the annual boxing championship was the black Nickel boys' "sole acquaintance" with what "at Nickel" (98)?
(a) Glee.
(b) Justice.
(c) White Nickel boys.
(d) Victory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harper told Elwood that the state had recently "cracked down" (89) on Nickel's selling-off of what materials meant for the white students?

2. What part of Turner's escape fantasy did he consider especially important to share with Elwood?

3. What kind of strike was happening at the time Elwood moved to New York City?

4. Turner got jealous sometimes when Elwood's grandmother Harriet brought Elwood which items during her visits?

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

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