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

2. How long after Turner's escape from Nickel had he started using the name and documentation of his late friend Elwood Curtis?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 weeks.

3. When Turner told Elwood that he had delivered the letter to the state inspectors in Elwood's stead, in what object had Turner placed the letter?
(a) A napkin.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A blanket.

4. The narrator states in Chapter 14 that "a newspaper report about embezzlement or physical abuse at the school initiated an investigation by the state" (169) how often?
(a) Every few decades.
(b) Every few months.
(c) Every few years.
(d) Every few weeks.

5. What was NOT an aspect of Turner's personality that made sense to Millie only after she learned the truth about Nickel?
(a) His vitriol for law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
(b) His inability to make sustained eye contact.
(c) The nightmares that tormented him, but which he claimed not to remember.
(d) His sudden departure from movie theaters during scenes depicting violence or helplessness.

Short Answer Questions

1. The medical examiner linked the Nickel boy's heart failure that happened when he was "locked in a sweatbox" (144) with what cause of death?

2. How many meals was Elwood given per day during his period of solitary confinement in the dark room?

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. During what period of Elwood's life did he play a game wherein he tried to guess how may "Negro patrons" (18) were seated in the Richmond Hotel's dining room?

5. For how many years had Blakely worked at Nickel prior to Elwood's arrival?

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