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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. A typical sentence at Nickel is said to have fallen "between six months and" (144) what length of time?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. The medical examiner linked the Nickel boy's heart failure that happened when he was "locked in a sweatbox" (144) with what cause of death?
(a) Heat stroke.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Natural causes.
(d) Suffocation.

3. How old was Harper at the time of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel?
(a) 42.
(b) 36.
(c) 20.
(d) 24.

4. What kind of strike was happening at the time Elwood moved to New York City?
(a) A teachers' strike.
(b) A garbage workers' strike.
(c) A writers' strike.
(d) A petroleum workers' strike.

5. How many boys in total did the Nickel staff get out of their beds the night they punished Elwood and some others for fighting?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harper told Elwood that the state had recently "cracked down" (89) on Nickel's selling-off of what materials meant for the white students?

2. With which relative did Turner live before he ran away from home for the final time?

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. Who warned Elwood not to move while he was being punished for his perceived involvement in fighting?

5. In addition to Spencer, how many other men came to fetch Elwood and other boys on the night of Elwood's first trip to the White House?

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