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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. Elwood became transfixed by the photo essays published in which magazine sold in Mr. Marconi's shop?
(a) Ebony.
(b) Time.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Life.

2. When Elwood first met the boys who slept on either side of them, he learned that their names were what?
(a) Harper and Desmond.
(b) Spencer and Thomas.
(c) Turner and Blakely.
(d) Pat and Desmond.

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

4. 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?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. Phil the houseman told Elwood and the other boys at the scene of the fight that which character would soon hear of the incident?
(a) Blakely.
(b) The social worker.
(c) Harper.
(d) Spencer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did Mr. Hill visit Elwood in order to tell him about the college program for high school students?

2. How old was Elwood when both of his parents "took off" (27) and left him in the care of his grandmother Harriet?

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

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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