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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 14-16 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many desks had been squeezed into Elwood and Desmond's homeroom at Nickel?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

2. What crime did Elwood privately remember Chickie Pete having committed regularly at Nickel after experiencing similar abuse himself?
(a) Sexual abuse.
(b) Emotional abuse.
(c) Physical abuse.
(d) Neglect.

3. What was Elwood's answer when he was later asked "how many licks he got" (68) at the White House?
(a) 50.
(b) He did not know.
(c) None.
(d) 20.

4. What parts of the Nickel Boys' bodies were whipped with the strap referred to as "Black Beauty" (68)?
(a) Their backs.
(b) Their chests.
(c) Their stomachs.
(d) Their legs.

5. How often did Harriet visit Elwood at Nickel during his incarceration there?
(a) Twice a month.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once every two months.
(d) Once a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Elwood's house father at Nickel?

2. Who revealed that he had been punched in the stomach by a particular supervisor for the transgression of talking to a white Nickel boy?

3. Who warned Elwood not to move while he was being punished for his perceived involvement in fighting?

4. The adult Elwood suddenly felt a sense of gratitude to Millie for her eight years of support and had an impulse to buy her what object on their date night?

5. In addition to Spencer, how many other men came to fetch Elwood and other boys on the night of Elwood's first trip to the White House?

(see the answer key)

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