1. Mr. Hill started teaching history at Lincoln High School when Elwood was a student in which year of high school?
(a) Senior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Junior.

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

3. Which two classes did Elwood miss on his very first day of educational instruction at Nickel?
(a) Math class and history class.
(b) Art class and shop class.
(c) Music class and drama class.
(d) Science class and English class.

4. By what name did the Nickel Boys call the Nickel Academy's "official cemetery" (3)?
(a) Fury Hill.
(b) Dime Hill.
(c) Boot Hill.
(d) Tartin Hill.

5. How many boys in total did the Nickel staff get out of their beds the night they punished Elwood and some others for fighting?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the college students found the "secret graveyard" (3) how many bodies in total had they counted within the Nickel Academy's official cemetery?

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

3. What machine was used to mask the screams of the boys as they were punished within the White House?

4. How many days in total had Elwood attended classes at Melvin Griggs Technical before he was unjustly accused of stealing a car?

5. Turner told Elwood upon their first meeting that he hailed from what city?

(see the answer key)

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