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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. What subject did Mr. Hill teach at Lincoln High School when he talked to Elwood about taking college classes during Elwood's senior year?
(a) English.
(b) Music.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) History.

2. How many boys in total did the Nickel staff get out of their beds the night they punished Elwood and some others for fighting?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

4. What was distinctive about Chickie Pete's clothing when adult Elwood ran into him after watching the New York City marathon?
(a) It was too small.
(b) It was too big.
(c) It was dirty.
(d) It was tattered.

5. For how many years had Blakely worked at Nickel prior to Elwood's arrival?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did Elwood arrive at Nickel?

2. For how many nights was Elwood permitted to sleep in his own home between his sentencing and his departure for Nickel?

3. What was Elwood's answer when he was later asked "how many licks he got" (68) at the White House?

4. Turner got jealous sometimes when Elwood's grandmother Harriet brought Elwood which items during her visits?

5. What name did Elwood decide to bestow upon the moving company he had personally founded?

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