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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The medical examiner linked the Nickel boy's heart failure that happened when he was "locked in a sweatbox" (144) with what cause of death?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Heat stroke.
(d) Natural causes.

2. In what part of Elwood's body did he experience severe twinges of pain once he reached adulthood?
(a) His neck.
(b) His back.
(c) His stomach.
(d) His knee.

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

4. Prior to having his escape plan foiled, Clinton Smith had been planning to join which member of his family as soon as possible?
(a) His mother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.

5. Chapter 12 states that "there were" how many "ways out of Nickel" (144)?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Hill started teaching history at Lincoln High School when Elwood was a student in which year of high school?

2. Who presented Elwood with a recording called "Martin Luther King at Zion Hill" (11)?

3. Before the college students found the "secret graveyard" (3) how many bodies in total had they counted within the Nickel Academy's official cemetery?

4. In what month did adult Elwood always attend the New York City marathon?

5. Boys punished within the White House were ordered to lie down on a blood-stained mattress and to hold onto what object?

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