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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. Within what room at Nickel did Elwood intervene in a fight, earning him a trip to the White House?
(a) The dining hall.
(b) Elwood's homeroom.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The dormitory room.

2. The floor of the White House carried the stench of what substance "that had soaked into the concrete" (67)?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Blood.
(c) Pain.
(d) Urine.

3. The White House had once been used in what other capacity?
(a) As a schoolroom.
(b) As a game room.
(c) As a chapel.
(d) As a work shed.

4. Which two classes did Elwood miss on his very first day of educational instruction at Nickel?
(a) Art class and shop class.
(b) Science class and English class.
(c) Music class and drama class.
(d) Math class and history class.

5. Before the college students found the "secret graveyard" (3) how many bodies in total had they counted within the Nickel Academy's official cemetery?
(a) 27.
(b) 31.
(c) 43.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon Elwood's arrival, Nickel housed "over" (49) how many inmates?

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

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

4. The first line of the Prologue of The Nickel Boys states that "Even in death, the boys were" (3) what?

5. How many afternoons did Elwood spend at the Richmond Hotel after the trick was played on him with the use of encyclopedias?

(see the answer key)

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