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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. In what kind of a shop was 13-year-old Elwood hired to work for Mr. Marconi?
2. When Elwood Curtis saw what kind of trees over the shoulder of the reporter on television, he knew he would have to return to the Nickel Academy?
3. For how many nights was Elwood permitted to sleep in his own home between his sentencing and his departure for Nickel?
4. In what month did Mr. Hill visit Elwood in order to tell him about the college program for high school students?
5. On what "side" of the Nickel Academy's property was the "secret graveyard" (3) discovered?
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. What does the industrial fan within Chapter 6 symbolize and with what theme does Whitehead connect the fan?
4. Which two momentous events happened on Elwood's second day at Nickel, as announced at the start of Chapter 5?
5. Who was Mr. Hill?
6. What major discovery is described in the Prologue as having led to widespread media coverage focused on the Nickel Academy?
7. In what way does the theme of collectivism arise within the Prologue of The Nickel Boys?
8. What was ironic about Harriet's punishment of Elwood upon learning that he had participated in a protest?
9. In what way does Whitehead employ foreshadowing about Superintendent Spencer's character?
10. How many boys were incarcerated at Nickel at the time of Elwood's arrival and in what way was the campus divided into two?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Whitehead's choice to tell the story of The Nickel Boys using a third person omniscient narrator. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Whitehead’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Could The Nickel Boys be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within The Nickel Boys and what is Whitehead’s message regarding these themes?
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