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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. In what year did Elwood move to New York City?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1968.

2. Harper's first words to Elwood were that Turner had promised that Elwood knew how to take what action?
(a) Smile through the pain.
(b) Lay bricks.
(c) How to keep his mouth shut.
(d) Follow directions.

3. Elwood became transfixed by the photo essays published in which magazine sold in Mr. Marconi's shop?
(a) Life.
(b) Ebony.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Time.

4. A typical sentence at Nickel is said to have fallen "between six months and" (144) what length of time?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What subject did Mr. Hill teach at Lincoln High School when he talked to Elwood about taking college classes during Elwood's senior year?

3. How old was Elwood when both of his parents "took off" (27) and left him in the care of his grandmother Harriet?

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

5. Within what room at Nickel did Elwood intervene in a fight, earning him a trip to the White House?

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