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

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?
(a) Harper.
(b) Spencer.
(c) Blakely.
(d) The social worker.

3. During what period of Elwood's life did he play a game wherein he tried to guess how may "Negro patrons" (18) were seated in the Richmond Hotel's dining room?
(a) 9 to 14.
(b) 13 to 15.
(c) 9 to 12.
(d) 6 to 9.

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

5. In what suburb of a large Florida town did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?
(a) McCullough.
(b) Broward.
(c) Frenchtown.
(d) Laughlin.

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. In addition to Spencer, how many other men came to fetch Elwood and other boys on the night of Elwood's first trip to the White House?

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

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

5. Turner told Elwood upon their first meeting that he hailed from what city?

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