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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Part One: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year did a group of Nickel's young inmates die in a dormitory fire?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1954.

3. How old was Elwood when both of his parents "took off" (27) and left him in the care of his grandmother Harriet?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 14.
(d) 5.

4. In what Florida city did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?
(a) Miami.
(b) Tallahassee.
(c) Pensacola.
(d) Broward.

5. What term did Elwood borrow from the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. when he pinpointed the problem with the would-be thieves' actions?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Respect.
(c) Honor.
(d) Dignity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who presented Elwood with a recording called "Martin Luther King at Zion Hill" (11)?

3. Elwood became transfixed by the photo essays published in which magazine sold in Mr. Marconi's shop?

4. For how many years had the Nickel Academy been closed when the college students located the secret cemetery on its grounds?

5. What subject did Mr. Hill teach at Lincoln High School when he talked to Elwood about taking college classes during Elwood's senior year?

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