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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What parts of the Nickel Boys' bodies were whipped with the strap referred to as "Black Beauty" (68)?
(a) Their stomachs.
(b) Their chests.
(c) Their legs.
(d) Their backs.

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

3. For how many years had Blakely worked at Nickel prior to Elwood's arrival?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

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

5. The national press picked up the story about the secret cemetery at Nickel Academy after a newspaper from what city published a story about it first?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Boca Raton.
(c) Miami.
(d) Tallahassee.

6. For how many years had the Nickel Academy been closed when the college students located the secret cemetery on its grounds?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 24 years.

7. How many days in total had Elwood attended classes at Melvin Griggs Technical before he was unjustly accused of stealing a car?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

8. What machine was used to mask the screams of the boys as they were punished within the White House?
(a) A heater.
(b) A fan.
(c) A generator.
(d) A tennis ball launcher.

9. Who warned Elwood not to move while he was being punished for his perceived involvement in fighting?
(a) Desmond.
(b) Turner.
(c) Griff.
(d) Cory.

10. Who presented Elwood with a recording called "Martin Luther King at Zion Hill" (11)?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Mr. Marconi.
(c) Mr. Hill.
(d) Harriet.

11. 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) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

12. What was the name of Elwood's house father at Nickel?
(a) Turner.
(b) Blakely.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Harper.

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

14. 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) Chemistry.
(b) History.
(c) Music.
(d) English.

15. How many minutes did each Nickel Boy get inside the communal showers each day?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Elwood Curtis saw what kind of trees over the shoulder of the reporter on television, he knew he would have to return to the Nickel Academy?

2. In what month did Mr. Hill visit Elwood in order to tell him about the college program for high school students?

3. The White House had once been used in what other capacity?

4. In what kind of a shop was 13-year-old Elwood hired to work for Mr. Marconi?

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

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