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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 14-16 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What criminal acts occurred in the location at Nickel known as "Lovers' Lane" (121)?
(a) Extortion.
(b) Murder.
(c) Theft.
(d) Child rape.

2. What parts of the Nickel Boys' bodies were whipped with the strap referred to as "Black Beauty" (68)?
(a) Their chests.
(b) Their legs.
(c) Their backs.
(d) Their stomachs.

3. From what material were the buildings on Nickel's property composed?
(a) Metal.
(b) Stone.
(c) Brick.
(d) Wood.

4. In what month did Elwood first move to New York City?
(a) February.
(b) July.
(c) November.
(d) April.

5. At the time when widespread media coverage focused on the Nickel Academy, how many Nickel Boy reunions had been held?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 18.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Clinton Smith accepted a ride from a man driving what kind of vehicle?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 8, Elwood "returned to the yard crew" (64) after a several-day stay in what location?

3. When Harriet worried about the dangers involved in fighting for civil rights, she always returned to her belief in what as "a fundamental virtue" (33)?

4. Which student was often moved back and forth between the white campus and black campus of Nickel during Elwood's incarceration?

5. A typical sentence at Nickel is said to have fallen "between six months and" (144) what length of time?

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