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

2. Upon Elwood's arrival, Nickel housed "over" (49) how many inmates?
(a) 1,300.
(b) 300.
(c) 800.
(d) 600.

3. Turner got jealous sometimes when Elwood's grandmother Harriet brought Elwood which items during her visits?
(a) Books.
(b) Letters.
(c) Puzzles.
(d) Snacks.

4. When Elwood Curtis saw what kind of trees over the shoulder of the reporter on television, he knew he would have to return to the Nickel Academy?
(a) Madronas.
(b) Maples.
(c) Oaks.
(d) Cedars.

5. Which of Harper's relatives had worked at Nickel for many years?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Nickel boys did the dormitory fire of 1921 kill in total?

2. What parts of the Nickel Boys' bodies were whipped with the strap referred to as "Black Beauty" (68)?

3. What kind of strike was happening at the time Elwood moved to New York City?

4. As Clayton Smith rode with the man who had given him a ride, he imagined a posse looking for him with which character "at the head" (150)?

5. Elwood decided in Chapter 8 that he would get out of Nickel how many months before the judge's sentence was up?

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