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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though Mr. Marconi had already carried black magazines in his shop, Elwood got him to order what other items tailored to the black community's needs?
(a) Novels by black writers.
(b) Black hair products.
(c) Black newspapers.
(d) Artwork by black visual artists.

2. From what material were the buildings on Nickel's property composed?
(a) Wood.
(b) Metal.
(c) Brick.
(d) Stone.

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

4. On the last day of school, Mr. Hill gave Elwood a book by which black writer?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Zora Neale Hurston.
(c) Lucille Clifton.
(d) Langston Hughes.

5. What subject did Mr. Hill teach at Lincoln High School when he talked to Elwood about taking college classes during Elwood's senior year?
(a) English.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Music.
(d) History.

6. In what month did Elwood arrive at Nickel?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) November.

7. When Elwood joined the A and M students in a protest during his junior year, they were all fighting to integrate what type of establishments?
(a) Movie theaters.
(b) Libraries.
(c) Churches.
(d) Schools.

8. At the time when widespread media coverage focused on the Nickel Academy, how many Nickel Boy reunions had been held?
(a) 18.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

9. Elwood was shocked to find that "most of the Nickel boys couldn't" (59) take what action?
(a) Swim.
(b) Read.
(c) Drive.
(d) Sit down.

10. Within what room at Nickel did Elwood intervene in a fight, earning him a trip to the White House?
(a) The dormitory room.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) Elwood's homeroom.
(d) The dining hall.

11. In what month did Mr. Hill visit Elwood in order to tell him about the college program for high school students?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) July.

12. Phil the houseman told Elwood and the other boys at the scene of the fight that which character would soon hear of the incident?
(a) Spencer.
(b) Blakely.
(c) The social worker.
(d) Harper.

13. How much of the Florida government's publishing was done on Nickel property at the time of Elwood's arrival?
(a) The majority of it.
(b) One-quarter of it.
(c) Half of it.
(d) All of it.

14. 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.

15. The White House had once been used in what other capacity?
(a) As a chapel.
(b) As a game room.
(c) As a work shed.
(d) As a schoolroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who presented Elwood with a recording called "Martin Luther King at Zion Hill" (11)?

2. Mr. Hill started teaching history at Lincoln High School when Elwood was a student in which year of high school?

3. Boys punished within the White House were ordered to lie down on a blood-stained mattress and to hold onto what object?

4. What was Elwood's answer when he was later asked "how many licks he got" (68) at the White House?

5. The end of the Prologue introduces Elwood the Nickel Boy in what way?

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