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

2. The entirety of the Nickel property numbered how many acres in total?
(a) 800.
(b) 300.
(c) 1,400.
(d) 500.

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

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

5. For how many nights was Elwood permitted to sleep in his own home between his sentencing and his departure for Nickel?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 14.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Turner told Elwood upon their first meeting that he hailed from what city?

2. Which character was NOT a part of the group of the three most fearsome boys at Nickel?

3. Harper told Elwood that the state had recently "cracked down" (89) on Nickel's selling-off of what materials meant for the white students?

4. What kind of objects made up the "set of Chipwick's British Classics" (84) Elwood found in the schoolhouse basement?

5. The end of the Prologue introduces Elwood the Nickel Boy in what way?

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