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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The White House had once been used in what other capacity?
(a) As a work shed.
(b) As a schoolroom.
(c) As a chapel.
(d) As a game room.

2. 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.

3. Chapter 12 states that in what year, a young inmate at Nickel "died of heart failure while locked in a sweatbox" (144)?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1960.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, Elwood "returned to the yard crew" (64) after a several-day stay in what location?
(a) The school house.
(b) The rec room.
(c) The school hospital.
(d) Out back.

5. Around what issue did the beliefs of Elwood and Denise not mesh, as described in Chapter 11?
(a) Desire for children.
(b) Religion.
(c) The efficacy of psychiatric medications.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many nights was Elwood permitted to sleep in his own home between his sentencing and his departure for Nickel?

2. Upon Elwood's arrival, Nickel housed "over" (49) how many inmates?

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

4. Elwood was shocked to find that "most of the Nickel boys couldn't" (59) take what action?

5. What kind of relationship did Elwood and Denise have before their relationship turned romantic?

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