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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. In what month did Elwood arrive at Nickel?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) October.

2. Elwood was shocked to find that "most of the Nickel boys couldn't" (59) take what action?
(a) Drive.
(b) Read.
(c) Swim.
(d) Sit down.

3. The narrator states that the annual boxing championship was the black Nickel boys' "sole acquaintance" with what "at Nickel" (98)?
(a) Glee.
(b) White Nickel boys.
(c) Victory.
(d) Justice.

4. What two adjectives did adult Elwood use in Chapter 13 to describe crowds at the New York City marathon?
(a) Oddball and lovely.
(b) Crazy and fun.
(c) Atrocious and adorable.
(d) Smelly and golden.

5. Within what room at Nickel did Elwood intervene in a fight, earning him a trip to the White House?
(a) The dormitory room.
(b) The dining hall.
(c) Elwood's homeroom.
(d) The bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that Clayton Smith's escape happened in the days when the "boys didn't know that cars heading out to" what location "in the middle of the night meant that the secret graveyard had welcomed a new resident" (152)?

2. Harper's first words to Elwood were that Turner had promised that Elwood knew how to take what action?

3. The winter when Harriet missed a visit due to illness was a time during which Elwood, Turner, Desmond and Jaimie played what game together most afternoons?

4. What was distinctive about Chickie Pete's clothing when adult Elwood ran into him after watching the New York City marathon?

5. The narrator states that for the Nickel boys, "to forbid the thought of escape mean to" take what action against "one's humanity" (145)?

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