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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. Once Elwood started to work for Mr. Marconi, Harriet put half of his wages toward household expenses and saved the other half for what expense?
(a) A car.
(b) College.
(c) Evelyn's rehabilitation.
(d) A tour of Europe.

2. When Elwood joined the A and M students in a protest during his junior year, they were all fighting to integrate what type of establishments?
(a) Movie theaters.
(b) Schools.
(c) Churches.
(d) Libraries.

3. What profanity-laden items were passed on to the black students at Lincoln High School whenever the students at the white high school received new ones?
(a) Textbooks.
(b) Sports equipment.
(c) Uniforms.
(d) Desks.

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

5. Who presented Elwood with a recording called "Martin Luther King at Zion Hill" (11)?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Mr. Marconi.
(d) Mr. Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many generations of Elwood's family had worked at the Richmond Hotel over the years?

2. How many of Elwood's long-time acquaintances beat him up and broke the chain on his bike in retaliation for his interruption of their theft spree?

3. When Harriet found out about Elwood's participation in a protest, in what way did she punish him?

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

5. Though Mr. Marconi had already carried black magazines in his shop, Elwood got him to order what other items tailored to the black community's needs?

(see the answer key)

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