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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. 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. What object was NOT associated with Turner's explanation to Elwood of what "out back" means at Nickel?
3. In what year did Elwood move to New York City?
4. What did Elwood do with Chickie Pete's red napkin at the end of Chapter 13?
5. Whose name did Elwood and his group at Nickel refuse to utter as they thought about which staff member to poison?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Chickie Pete and for what purpose does Whitehead devise his character?
2. How did Elwood meet Denise?
3. In what way does Whitehead employ foreshadowing in relation to the story about the escapee named Clayton Smith?
4. How did Elwood discover that Griff had been instructed by Superintendent Spencer to throw the boxing match?
5. What physical problem of Elwood's is described in Chapter 11?
6. 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?
7. Which staff member at Nickel did Elwood name as the man he would like to poison?
8. At what decision did Elwood arrive in relation to a date of release in Chapter 8?
9. The narrator begins Chapter 12 by stating that "There were four ways out of Nickel" (144). What were they?
10. At what conclusion did Elwood finally arrive when he contemplated the reason for his vicious beating in the White House?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Could The Nickel Boys be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Nickel Boys and analyze Whitehead’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Whitehead’s messages about guilt and responsibility within The Nickel Boys. Focus especially on events such as Harriet’s untimely death one year after her grandson Elwood’s demise.
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