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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character was NOT a part of the group of the three most fearsome boys at Nickel?
(a) Desmond.
(b) Black Mike.
(c) Griff.
(d) Lonnie.

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

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

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

5. When Harriet found out about Elwood's participation in a protest, in what way did she punish him?
(a) She took away his record player.
(b) She beat him with a belt.
(c) She took away his college savings.
(d) She made him do yard work.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. The floor of the White House carried the stench of what substance "that had soaked into the concrete" (67)?

5. For how many years had Blakely worked at Nickel prior to Elwood's arrival?

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