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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 warned Elwood not to move while he was being punished for his perceived involvement in fighting?
(a) Cory.
(b) Turner.
(c) Griff.
(d) Desmond.

2. 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) Family bonds.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Education.
(d) Respect.

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

4. How old was Elwood when both of his parents "took off" (27) and left him in the care of his grandmother Harriet?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 14.
(d) 5.

5. Elwood was shocked to find that "most of the Nickel boys couldn't" (59) take what action?
(a) Sit down.
(b) Read.
(c) Swim.
(d) Drive.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Elwood joined the A and M students in a protest during his junior year, they were all fighting to integrate what type of establishments?

4. In what month did Elwood arrive at Nickel?

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?

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