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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The floor of the White House carried the stench of what substance "that had soaked into the concrete" (67)?
(a) Urine.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Blood.
(d) Pain.

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

4. Which two classes did Elwood miss on his very first day of educational instruction at Nickel?
(a) Music class and drama class.
(b) Math class and history class.
(c) Art class and shop class.
(d) Science class and English class.

5. 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?
(a) College.
(b) A car.
(c) Evelyn's rehabilitation.
(d) A tour of Europe.

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

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

8. 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?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

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 many feet long was the leather strap called Black Beauty" (67)?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

12. 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?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

13. For how many nights was Elwood permitted to sleep in his own home between his sentencing and his departure for Nickel?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 14.

14. In what Florida city did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) Broward.
(c) Miami.
(d) Tallahassee.

15. Which members of the Richmond Hotel staff played a trick on 12-year-old Elwood using a set of encyclopedias?
(a) The bellboys.
(b) The concierges.
(c) The kitchen staff.
(d) The waiters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What parts of the Nickel Boys' bodies were whipped with the strap referred to as "Black Beauty" (68)?

2. At the time when widespread media coverage focused on the Nickel Academy, how many Nickel Boy reunions had been held?

3. Within what room at Nickel did Elwood intervene in a fight, earning him a trip to the White House?

4. In addition to Spencer, how many other men came to fetch Elwood and other boys on the night of Elwood's first trip to the White House?

5. How many afternoons did Elwood spend at the Richmond Hotel after the trick was played on him with the use of encyclopedias?

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