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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 6 to 9.
(b) 9 to 14.
(c) 13 to 15.
(d) 9 to 12.

2. 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) Harper.
(b) The social worker.
(c) Blakely.
(d) Spencer.

3. 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 dining hall.
(c) Elwood's homeroom.
(d) The bathroom.

4. How old was Elwood when both of his parents "took off" (27) and left him in the care of his grandmother Harriet?
(a) 14.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

5. When Harriet found out about Elwood's participation in a protest, in what way did she punish him?
(a) She took away his record player.
(b) She beat him with a belt.
(c) She made him do yard work.
(d) She took away his college savings.

6. 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 newspapers.
(c) Black hair products.
(d) Artwork by black visual artists.

7. 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.

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

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

10. Upon Elwood's arrival, Nickel housed "over" (49) how many inmates?
(a) 800.
(b) 600.
(c) 300.
(d) 1,300.

11. Which student was often moved back and forth between the white campus and black campus of Nickel during Elwood's incarceration?
(a) Desmond.
(b) Griff.
(c) Jaime.
(d) Turner.

12. On what "side" of the Nickel Academy's property was the "secret graveyard" (3) discovered?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.

13. Before the college students found the "secret graveyard" (3) how many bodies in total had they counted within the Nickel Academy's official cemetery?
(a) 15.
(b) 27.
(c) 43.
(d) 31.

14. Jody was a student from what university when she discovered the "secret graveyard" (3) on one part of the Nickel Academy's property?
(a) The University of South Florida.
(b) Alabama State University.
(c) Florida State University.
(d) The University of Miami.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Elwood started to work for Mr. Marconi, Harriet put half of his wages toward household expenses and saved the other half for what expense?

2. At what time of the morning did the Nickel staff arrive in order to take Elwood and the others to receive their punishment for fighting?

3. What profanity-laden items were passed on to the black students at Lincoln High School whenever the students at the white high school received new ones?

4. How many of Elwood's long-time acquaintances beat him up and broke the chain on his bike in retaliation for his interruption of their theft spree?

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

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