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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. How many boxing rounds had Griff completed when he thought he had completed a different number?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

3. At what traditional Nickel event did Jaime successfully poison Earl?
(a) The Christmas pageant.
(b) The Holiday Luncheon.
(c) The Holly Promenade.
(d) The Christmas Fair.

4. What kind of relationship did Elwood and Denise have before their relationship turned romantic?
(a) Sponsor and addict.
(b) Teacher and student.
(c) Hairdresser and client.
(d) Parole officer and parolee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Visitors from how many different states flocked to attend Nickel's Christmas Fair each year?

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

3. What percentage of Elwood's college fund was used to hire a lawyer to help him get sent to Nickel?

4. Around what issue did the beliefs of Elwood and Denise not mesh, as described in Chapter 11?

5. On what night of the week did a particular Nickel staff member like to inflict sexual abuse on Clinton Smith?

Short Essay Questions

1. What physical problem of Elwood's is described in Chapter 11?

2. At what decision did Elwood arrive in relation to a date of release in Chapter 8?

3. Who was Chickie Pete and for what purpose does Whitehead devise his character?

4. What "fifth way out of Nickel" (153) did Elwood devise in Chapter 12?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. What happened at the first four stops Harper made during Elwood's first day on the Community Service team with Turner?

10. What kind of strike was happening in New York City upon Elwood's arrival in the city as an adult?

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