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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. Elwood was told that "classroom instruction" (51) took place how often at Nickel?
(a) Three times per day.
(b) Twice a month.
(c) Every day.
(d) Every other day, but not on Sunday.

2. Once Griff was declared the winner of the boxing match, toward whom did he frantically shout his apologies?
(a) Director Hardee.
(b) Superintendent Spencer.
(c) Freddie Rich.
(d) Big Chet.

3. Which two classes did Elwood miss on his very first day of educational instruction at Nickel?
(a) Art class and shop class.
(b) Science class and English class.
(c) Math class and history class.
(d) Music class and drama class.

4. How many of Elwood's long-time acquaintances beat him up and broke the chain on his bike in retaliation for his interruption of their theft spree?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. Turner told Elwood that only boys with what quality were ever taken "out back" (103)?
(a) Black boys.
(b) Failed escapees.
(c) Violent boys.
(d) White boys.

Short Answer Questions

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

4. What profanity-laden items were passed on to the black students at Lincoln High School whenever the students at the white high school received new ones?

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

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