The Nickel Boys Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Colson Whitehead
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 171 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Nickel Boys Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Colson Whitehead
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 171 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. For how many weeks had Denise possessed keys to Elwood's New York City apartment by the start of Chapter 11?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. How old was Harper at the time of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel?
(a) 24.
(b) 20.
(c) 36.
(d) 42.

3. Turner told Elwood upon their first meeting that he hailed from what city?
(a) Houston.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Gainesville.
(d) Galveston.

4. What kind of objects made up the "set of Chipwick's British Classics" (84) Elwood found in the schoolhouse basement?
(a) Coins.
(b) Books.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Records.

5. Turner told Elwood that he would acquire clothing from what source if he were to ever escape from Nickel?
(a) Hospitals.
(b) Laundromats.
(c) Clotheslines.
(d) Schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of Elwood's body did he experience severe twinges of pain once he reached adulthood?

2. The forensic examiner noted the fractures in the wrist bones of Griff's skeleton after his remains were unearthed how many years after Griff's murder?

3. What fear had kept Superintendent Spencer and the other Nickel staff from taking Elwood "out back" (195) on the day they learned of Elwood's letter to the state inspectors?

4. Which student was often moved back and forth between the white campus and black campus of Nickel during Elwood's incarceration?

5. How many generations of Elwood's family had worked at the Richmond Hotel over the years?

(see the answer key)

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