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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year did a group of Nickel's young inmates die in a dormitory fire?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1998.

3. Before the college students found the "secret graveyard" (3) how many bodies in total had they counted within the Nickel Academy's official cemetery?
(a) 31.
(b) 15.
(c) 43.
(d) 27.

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 heater.
(d) A fan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Elwood first met the boys who slept on either side of them, he learned that their names were what?

2. The first line of the Prologue of The Nickel Boys states that "Even in death, the boys were" (3) what?

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

4. Blakely told Elwood that the younger boys at Nickel were called by what name for an inexplicable reason?

5. In what suburb of a large Florida town did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?

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