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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 fear had kept Superintendent Spencer and the other Nickel staff from taking Elwood "out back" (195) on the day they learned of Elwood's letter to the state inspectors?
(a) Fear of retaliation.
(b) Fear of a Nickel-wide riot.
(c) Fear of loss of revenue.
(d) Fear of criminal prosecution.

2. On what "side" of the Nickel Academy's property was the "secret graveyard" (3) discovered?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) East.

3. Who created a written record of every date, establishment name, and individual name associated with the Community Service activities supervised by Harper?
(a) Turner.
(b) Elwood.
(c) Superintendent Spencer.
(d) Harper.

4. Elwood was told that "classroom instruction" (51) took place how often at Nickel?
(a) Three times per day.
(b) Every other day, but not on Sunday.
(c) Twice a month.
(d) Every day.

5. Phil the houseman told Elwood and the other boys at the scene of the fight that which character would soon hear of the incident?
(a) Harper.
(b) The social worker.
(c) Spencer.
(d) Blakely.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many nights was Elwood permitted to sleep in his own home between his sentencing and his departure for Nickel?

2. What part of Turner's escape fantasy did he consider especially important to share with Elwood?

3. In what Florida city did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?

4. In what kind of a shop was 13-year-old Elwood hired to work for Mr. Marconi?

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

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