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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 Elwood arrive at Nickel?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) November.

2. How many afternoons did Elwood spend at the Richmond Hotel after the trick was played on him with the use of encyclopedias?
(a) 1.
(b) 30.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

3. Which student was often moved back and forth between the white campus and black campus of Nickel during Elwood's incarceration?
(a) Turner.
(b) Desmond.
(c) Jaime.
(d) Griff.

4. Which character was NOT a part of the group of the three most fearsome boys at Nickel?
(a) Griff.
(b) Lonnie.
(c) Black Mike.
(d) Desmond.

5. For how many years had Blakely worked at Nickel prior to Elwood's arrival?
(a) 11.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Elwood's long-time acquaintances beat him up and broke the chain on his bike in retaliation for his interruption of their theft spree?

2. The end of the Prologue introduces Elwood the Nickel Boy in what way?

3. When Harriet found out about Elwood's participation in a protest, in what way did she punish him?

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

5. How many feet long was the leather strap called Black Beauty" (67)?

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