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

2. What subject did Mr. Hill teach at Lincoln High School when he talked to Elwood about taking college classes during Elwood's senior year?
(a) Music.
(b) History.
(c) English.
(d) Chemistry.

3. What part of Turner's escape fantasy did he consider especially important to share with Elwood?
(a) Having enough money.
(b) Going alone.
(c) Misleading the search dogs.
(d) Knowing how to swim.

4. Turner told Elwood that he would acquire clothing from what source if he were to ever escape from Nickel?
(a) Laundromats.
(b) Schools.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Clotheslines.

5. How many generations of Elwood's family had worked at the Richmond Hotel over the years?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Turner got jealous sometimes when Elwood's grandmother Harriet brought Elwood which items during her visits?

2. In what capacity did Yvette work for the adult Elwood within his moving company?

3. At the time when widespread media coverage focused on the Nickel Academy, how many Nickel Boy reunions had been held?

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

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

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