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

2. For how many nights was Elwood permitted to sleep in his own home between his sentencing and his departure for Nickel?
(a) 14.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

3. 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?
(a) Novels by black writers.
(b) Black hair products.
(c) Artwork by black visual artists.
(d) Black newspapers.

4. How many of Elwood's long-time acquaintances beat him up and broke the chain on his bike in retaliation for his interruption of their theft spree?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. What was the name of Elwood's house father at Nickel?
(a) Turner.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Harper.
(d) Blakely.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what "side" of the Nickel Academy's property was the "secret graveyard" (3) discovered?

3. Elwood was shocked to find that "most of the Nickel boys couldn't" (59) take what action?

4. How many days in total had Elwood attended classes at Melvin Griggs Technical before he was unjustly accused of stealing a car?

5. What machine was used to mask the screams of the boys as they were punished within the White House?

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