1. Turner told Elwood that any boy taken "out back" (103) at Nickel would end up in what state?
(a) Suicidal.
(b) Dead.
(c) Scarred for life.
(d) Homicidal.

2. Who created a written record of every date, establishment name, and individual name associated with the Community Service activities supervised by Harper?
(a) Turner.
(b) Elwood.
(c) Harper.
(d) Superintendent Spencer.

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

4. With what punishment did Superintendent Spencer threaten Griff if he refused to lose the boxing match on purpose?
(a) Griff would be taken to the White House.
(b) Griff would be bumped back down to Grub level.
(c) Griff would be taken out back.
(d) Griff's bed would be relocated to the schoolhouse basement.

5. Before the college students found the "secret graveyard" (3) how many bodies in total had they counted within the Nickel Academy's official cemetery?
(a) 15.
(b) 31.
(c) 43.
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

1. The winter when Harriet missed a visit due to illness was a time during which Elwood, Turner, Desmond and Jaimie played what game together most afternoons?

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

3. Around what issue did the beliefs of Elwood and Denise not mesh, as described in Chapter 11?

4. How often did Harriet visit Elwood at Nickel during his incarceration there?

5. On what "side" of the Nickel Academy's property was the "secret graveyard" (3) discovered?

(see the answer key)

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