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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. In what month did Mr. Hill visit Elwood in order to tell him about the college program for high school students?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) August.
(d) July.

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

3. Elwood became transfixed by the photo essays published in which magazine sold in Mr. Marconi's shop?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) Ebony.
(c) Life.
(d) Time.

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. On what day of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel does he meet Turner?
(a) His tenth.
(b) His first.
(c) His second.
(d) His third.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did Elwood receive "the best gift of his life" (11) for Christmas?

3. The White House had once been used in what other capacity?

4. How much of the Florida government's publishing was done on Nickel property at the time of Elwood's arrival?

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

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