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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what suburb of a large Florida town did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?
(a) McCullough.
(b) Broward.
(c) Laughlin.
(d) Frenchtown.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character was Elwood trying to protect when he got in trouble for fighting?

3. Before the college students found the "secret graveyard" (3) how many bodies in total had they counted within the Nickel Academy's official cemetery?

4. 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?

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

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