1. 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 chain.
(c) A rope.
(d) A timer.

2. The entirety of the Nickel property numbered how many acres in total?
(a) 500.
(b) 800.
(c) 1,400.
(d) 300.

3. The first line of the Prologue of The Nickel Boys states that "Even in death, the boys were" (3) what?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Together.
(c) Noisy.
(d) Trouble.

4. In what month did Elwood arrive at Nickel?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) October.

5. What was Elwood's answer when he was later asked "how many licks he got" (68) at the White House?
(a) 20.
(b) 50.
(c) None.
(d) He did not know.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In addition to Spencer, how many other men came to fetch Elwood and other boys on the night of Elwood's first trip to the White House?

3. In what year did a group of Nickel's young inmates die in a dormitory fire?

4. In what Florida city did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?

5. What parts of the Nickel Boys' bodies were whipped with the strap referred to as "Black Beauty" (68)?

(see the answer key)

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