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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 object was NOT associated with Turner's explanation to Elwood of what "out back" means at Nickel?
(a) Iron rings.
(b) A hatchet.
(c) Two oak trees.
(d) A horse whip.

2. Once Griff was declared the winner of the boxing match, toward whom did he frantically shout his apologies?
(a) Big Chet.
(b) Superintendent Spencer.
(c) Director Hardee.
(d) Freddie Rich.

3. Which members of the Richmond Hotel staff played a trick on 12-year-old Elwood using a set of encyclopedias?
(a) The waiters.
(b) The kitchen staff.
(c) The concierges.
(d) The bellboys.

4. 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?
(a) College.
(b) Evelyn's rehabilitation.
(c) A car.
(d) A tour of Europe.

5. How many generations of Elwood's family had worked at the Richmond Hotel over the years?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many afternoons did Elwood spend at the Richmond Hotel after the trick was played on him with the use of encyclopedias?

2. The forensic examiner noted the fractures in the wrist bones of Griff's skeleton after his remains were unearthed how many years after Griff's murder?

3. Turner told Elwood that he would acquire clothing from what source if he were to ever escape from Nickel?

4. What criminal acts occurred in the location at Nickel known as "Lovers' Lane" (121)?

5. At the time when widespread media coverage focused on the Nickel Academy, how many Nickel Boy reunions had been held?

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