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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what material were the buildings on Nickel's property composed?
(a) Metal.
(b) Stone.
(c) Wood.
(d) Brick.

2. On what part of Nickel's campus were the white inmates housed?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) North.

3. Who created a written record of every date, establishment name, and individual name associated with the Community Service activities supervised by Harper?
(a) Harper.
(b) Superintendent Spencer.
(c) Turner.
(d) Elwood.

4. Turner realized at the end of Chapter 10 that the Christmas light display at Nickel reminded him of the atmosphere of what location?
(a) Church.
(b) Grand Central Station.
(c) Fun Town.
(d) The racetrack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Visitors from how many different states flocked to attend Nickel's Christmas Fair each year?

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 part of Turner's escape fantasy did he consider especially important to share with Elwood?

4. How many boys in total did the Nickel staff get out of their beds the night they punished Elwood and some others for fighting?

5. Turner told Elwood that any boy taken "out back" (103) at Nickel would end up in what state?

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