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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 was NOT listed in Chapter 12 as a way to get "out of Nickel" (144)?
(a) Time served.
(b) Escape.
(c) Death.
(d) Medical leave.

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

3. What part of Turner's escape fantasy did he consider especially important to share with Elwood?
(a) Going alone.
(b) Misleading the search dogs.
(c) Knowing how to swim.
(d) Having enough money.

4. Elwood was shocked to find that "most of the Nickel boys couldn't" (59) take what action?
(a) Drive.
(b) Sit down.
(c) Read.
(d) Swim.

5. On what part of Nickel's campus were the white inmates housed?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

Short Answer Questions

1. Turner told Elwood that only boys with what quality were ever taken "out back" (103)?

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. Which members of the Richmond Hotel staff played a trick on 12-year-old Elwood using a set of encyclopedias?

4. In what year did the annual boxing championship fought between a black Nickel boy and a white Nickel boy begin?

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

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