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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. For how many years had the Nickel Academy been closed when the college students located the secret cemetery on its grounds?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 24 years.
(d) 12 years.

2. Which character was Elwood trying to protect when he got in trouble for fighting?
(a) Cory.
(b) Turner.
(c) Desmond.
(d) Gil.

3. When Harriet worried about the dangers involved in fighting for civil rights, she always returned to her belief in what as "a fundamental virtue" (33)?
(a) Respect.
(b) Family bonds.
(c) Education.
(d) Hard work.

4. How many minutes did each Nickel Boy get inside the communal showers each day?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

5. When Elwood Curtis saw what kind of trees over the shoulder of the reporter on television, he knew he would have to return to the Nickel Academy?
(a) Oaks.
(b) Madronas.
(c) Maples.
(d) Cedars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Elwood's answer when he was later asked "how many licks he got" (68) at the White House?

3. Before the college students found the "secret graveyard" (3) how many bodies in total had they counted within the Nickel Academy's official cemetery?

4. How much of the Florida government's publishing was done on Nickel property at the time of Elwood's arrival?

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

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