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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. In what month did Mr. Hill visit Elwood in order to tell him about the college program for high school students?
(a) August.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) July.

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

3. On what day of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel does he meet Turner?
(a) His second.
(b) His third.
(c) His first.
(d) His tenth.

4. In what Florida city did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?
(a) Tallahassee.
(b) Miami.
(c) Broward.
(d) Pensacola.

5. In what month did Elwood arrive at Nickel?
(a) December.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. Superintendent Spencer told Elwood and the other newly-arrived Nickel Boys that they would be allowed to leave once they reached what status?

2. How many feet long was the leather strap called Black Beauty" (67)?

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?

4. When Elwood first met the boys who slept on either side of them, he learned that their names were what?

5. With what punishment did Superintendent Spencer threaten Griff if he refused to lose the boxing match on purpose?

(see the answer key)

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