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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the black inmates of Nickel called the building used for whippings "the White House," who called the building "the Ice Cream Factory" (66)?
(a) The white inmates of Nickel.
(b) Spencer.
(c) The housemen of Nickel.
(d) The cooks of Nickel.

2. Mr. Hill started teaching history at Lincoln High School when Elwood was a student in which year of high school?
(a) Sophomore.
(b) Junior.
(c) Senior.
(d) Freshman.

3. Boys punished within the White House were ordered to lie down on a blood-stained mattress and to hold onto what object?
(a) A rope.
(b) A rail.
(c) A timer.
(d) A chain.

4. How many afternoons did Elwood spend at the Richmond Hotel after the trick was played on him with the use of encyclopedias?
(a) 1.
(b) 30.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

5. The first line of the Prologue of The Nickel Boys states that "Even in death, the boys were" (3) what?
(a) Noisy.
(b) Trouble.
(c) Exuberant.
(d) Together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Phil the houseman told Elwood and the other boys at the scene of the fight that which character would soon hear of the incident?

2. The entirety of the Nickel property numbered how many acres in total?

3. How old was Elwood when both of his parents "took off" (27) and left him in the care of his grandmother Harriet?

4. How much of the Florida government's publishing was done on Nickel property at the time of Elwood's arrival?

5. How many days in total had Elwood attended classes at Melvin Griggs Technical before he was unjustly accused of stealing a car?

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