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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. In what month did Mr. Hill visit Elwood in order to tell him about the college program for high school students?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) August.

2. Which two classes did Elwood miss on his very first day of educational instruction at Nickel?
(a) Music class and drama class.
(b) Science class and English class.
(c) Art class and shop class.
(d) Math class and history class.

3. Which student was often moved back and forth between the white campus and black campus of Nickel during Elwood's incarceration?
(a) Desmond.
(b) Griff.
(c) Turner.
(d) Jaime.

4. Before the college students found the "secret graveyard" (3) how many bodies in total had they counted within the Nickel Academy's official cemetery?
(a) 31.
(b) 43.
(c) 15.
(d) 27.

5. Which character was NOT a part of the group of the three most fearsome boys at Nickel?
(a) Griff.
(b) Black Mike.
(c) Desmond.
(d) Lonnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character was Elwood trying to protect when he got in trouble for fighting?

2. What profanity-laden items were passed on to the black students at Lincoln High School whenever the students at the white high school received new ones?

3. Within what room at Nickel did Elwood intervene in a fight, earning him a trip to the White House?

4. In what suburb of a large Florida town did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?

5. 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?

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