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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. Harper told Elwood that the state had recently "cracked down" (89) on Nickel's selling-off of what materials meant for the white students?
(a) Foodstuffs.
(b) School supplies.
(c) Landscaping tools.
(d) Clothes.

2. In what capacity did Yvette work for the adult Elwood within his moving company?
(a) Caterer.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Human Resources director.
(d) Bookkeeper.

3. Chapter 16 declares that "after the Civil War," a person convicted of a "Jim Crow charge" (191) was fined how many dollars?
(a) $3.
(b) $5.
(c) $2.
(d) $10.

4. The end of the Prologue introduces Elwood the Nickel Boy in what way?
(a) He went by the name of Elwood Curtis.
(b) He was called Elwood Curtis.
(c) He liked to be called Elwood Curtis.
(d) His name was Elwood Curtis.

5. The narrator states that for the Nickel boys, "to forbid the thought of escape mean to" take what action against "one's humanity" (145)?
(a) Drown it.
(b) Stifle it.
(c) Murder it.
(d) Ignore it.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of Elwood's incarceration at Nickel does he meet Turner?

2. In what month did Elwood arrive at Nickel?

3. In what suburb of a large Florida town did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?

4. What was NOT named as a breakfast food "the students were supposed to get every morning" (174) but was only brought out on state inspection day?

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

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