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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 percentage of Elwood's college fund was used to hire a lawyer to help him get sent to Nickel?
(a) 30.
(b) 80.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

2. Though Mr. Marconi had already carried black magazines in his shop, Elwood got him to order what other items tailored to the black community's needs?
(a) Black hair products.
(b) Novels by black writers.
(c) Black newspapers.
(d) Artwork by black visual artists.

3. In what part of Elwood's body did he receive a punch from Black Mike at the scene of Elwood's intervention in the middle of a fight?
(a) His stomach.
(b) His ear.
(c) His chest.
(d) His jaw.

4. How many minutes did each Nickel Boy get inside the communal showers each day?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

5. Chickie Pete suffered from an addiction to what substance?
(a) Methamphetamine.
(b) Pain medication.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what length of time had adult Elwood lived in New York City by the time he ran into Chickie Pete in Chapter 13?

3. Blakely told Elwood that the younger boys at Nickel were called by what name for an inexplicable reason?

4. The national press picked up the story about the secret cemetery at Nickel Academy after a newspaper from what city published a story about it first?

5. Which character was Elwood trying to protect when he got in trouble for fighting?

(see the answer key)

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