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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. From what material were the buildings on Nickel's property composed?
(a) Stone.
(b) Brick.
(c) Wood.
(d) Metal.

2. In addition to Spencer, how many other men came to fetch Elwood and other boys on the night of Elwood's first trip to the White House?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. Jody was a student from what university when she discovered the "secret graveyard" (3) on one part of the Nickel Academy's property?
(a) The University of Miami.
(b) Florida State University.
(c) Alabama State University.
(d) The University of South Florida.

4. In what month did Elwood arrive at Nickel?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) September.

5. 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?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. The White House had once been used in what other capacity?

2. For how many years had Blakely worked at Nickel prior to Elwood's arrival?

3. In what month did Mr. Hill visit Elwood in order to tell him about the college program for high school students?

4. How many feet long was the leather strap called Black Beauty" (67)?

5. On what day of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel does he meet Turner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Christmas present did Elwood receive in 1962 that the narrator described as "the best gift of his life" (11)?

2. In what way does Whitehead intertwine the motif of dreams with the theme of escape within Chapter 7?

3. For what purpose does Whitehead allude to Life magazine within Chapter 2?

4. 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?

5. In what way was Elwood's family history intertwined with the Richmond Hotel in Tallahassee?

6. In what way did the grounds of Nickel surprise Elwood upon his arrival and what is this detail's significance?

7. Who was Mr. Hill?

8. How many boys were incarcerated at Nickel at the time of Elwood's arrival and in what way was the campus divided into two?

9. In what way does Whitehead employ foreshadowing about Superintendent Spencer's character?

10. For what purpose does Whitehead allude to The Andy Griffith Show in Chapter 7?

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