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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Who revealed that he had been punched in the stomach by a particular supervisor for the transgression of talking to a white Nickel boy?
(a) Turner.
(b) Desmond.
(c) Jaime.
(d) Elwood.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Elwood started to work for Mr. Marconi, Harriet put half of his wages toward household expenses and saved the other half for what expense?

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

3. How many boxing rounds had Griff completed when he thought he had completed a different number?

4. Turner told Elwood upon their first meeting that he hailed from what city?

5. At what traditional Nickel event did Jaime successfully poison Earl?

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