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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who revealed that he had been punched in the stomach by a particular supervisor for the transgression of talking to a white Nickel boy?
(a) Jaime.
(b) Turner.
(c) Elwood.
(d) Desmond.

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

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

4. How many Nickel boys did the dormitory fire of 1921 kill in total?
(a) 23.
(b) 45.
(c) 93.
(d) 72.

5. Harper's first words to Elwood were that Turner had promised that Elwood knew how to take what action?
(a) How to keep his mouth shut.
(b) Follow directions.
(c) Lay bricks.
(d) Smile through the pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boxing rounds had Griff completed when he thought he had completed a different number?

2. Turner got jealous sometimes when Elwood's grandmother Harriet brought Elwood which items during her visits?

3. In what year did Elwood move to New York City?

4. What was the name of the Community Service supervisor under whom Elwood eventually worked after Turner's recommendation?

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

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