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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. Upon Elwood's arrival, Nickel housed "over" (49) how many inmates?
(a) 800.
(b) 600.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 300.

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

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

4. At the time when widespread media coverage focused on the Nickel Academy, how many Nickel Boy reunions had been held?
(a) 18.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of the morning did the Nickel staff arrive in order to take Elwood and the others to receive their punishment for fighting?

2. Phil the houseman told Elwood and the other boys at the scene of the fight that which character would soon hear of the incident?

3. In what suburb of a large Florida town did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?

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

5. By what name did the Nickel Boys call the Nickel Academy's "official cemetery" (3)?

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