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

2. How much of the Florida government's publishing was done on Nickel property at the time of Elwood's arrival?
(a) All of it.
(b) Half of it.
(c) The majority of it.
(d) One-quarter of it.

3. Boys punished within the White House were ordered to lie down on a blood-stained mattress and to hold onto what object?
(a) A rail.
(b) A rope.
(c) A chain.
(d) A timer.

4. How many days in total had Elwood attended classes at Melvin Griggs Technical before he was unjustly accused of stealing a car?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. On what day of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel does he meet Turner?
(a) His tenth.
(b) His first.
(c) His third.
(d) His second.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character was Elwood trying to protect when he got in trouble for fighting?

2. At what time of the morning did the Nickel staff arrive in order to take Elwood and the others to receive their punishment for fighting?

3. Who warned Elwood not to move while he was being punished for his perceived involvement in fighting?

4. Which two classes did Elwood miss on his very first day of educational instruction at Nickel?

5. In what suburb of a large Florida town did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?

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