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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. What parts of the Nickel Boys' bodies were whipped with the strap referred to as "Black Beauty" (68)?
(a) Their chests.
(b) Their backs.
(c) Their stomachs.
(d) Their legs.

2. On the last day of school, Mr. Hill gave Elwood a book by which black writer?
(a) Zora Neale Hurston.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Lucille Clifton.

3. How much of the Florida government's publishing was done on Nickel property at the time of Elwood's arrival?
(a) One-quarter of it.
(b) Half of it.
(c) All of it.
(d) The majority of it.

4. What machine was used to mask the screams of the boys as they were punished within the White House?
(a) A generator.
(b) A tennis ball launcher.
(c) A fan.
(d) A heater.

5. The White House had once been used in what other capacity?
(a) As a game room.
(b) As a chapel.
(c) As a schoolroom.
(d) As a work shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what punishment did Superintendent Spencer threaten Griff if he refused to lose the boxing match on purpose?

2. On what day of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel does he meet Turner?

3. To what word did Turner keep returning when he thought about Elwood's personality?

4. What part of Turner's escape fantasy did he consider especially important to share with Elwood?

5. Superintendent Spencer told Elwood and the other newly-arrived Nickel Boys that they would be allowed to leave once they reached what status?

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