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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. Which of Harper's relatives had worked at Nickel for many years?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His aunt.

2. Blakely told Elwood that the younger boys at Nickel were called by what name for an inexplicable reason?
(a) Janes.
(b) Rents.
(c) Suits.
(d) Chucks.

3. 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) Spencer.
(b) The cooks of Nickel.
(c) The housemen of Nickel.
(d) The white inmates of Nickel.

4. In what year did the annual boxing championship fought between a black Nickel boy and a white Nickel boy begin?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1919.

5. For how many nights was Elwood permitted to sleep in his own home between his sentencing and his departure for Nickel?
(a) 14.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Elwood's house father at Nickel?

3. For how many years had the Nickel Academy been closed when the college students located the secret cemetery on its grounds?

4. How many generations of Elwood's family had worked at the Richmond Hotel over the years?

5. Elwood became transfixed by the photo essays published in which magazine sold in Mr. Marconi's shop?

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