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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 14-16 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Turner told Elwood that he would acquire clothing from what source if he were to ever escape from Nickel?
(a) Schools.
(b) Hospitals.
(c) Clotheslines.
(d) Laundromats.

2. What part of Turner's escape fantasy did he consider especially important to share with Elwood?
(a) Knowing how to swim.
(b) Going alone.
(c) Having enough money.
(d) Misleading the search dogs.

3. The narrator states that the annual boxing championship was the black Nickel boys' "sole acquaintance" with what "at Nickel" (98)?
(a) Victory.
(b) Glee.
(c) White Nickel boys.
(d) Justice.

4. 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.

5. Prior to having his escape plan foiled, Clinton Smith had been planning to join which member of his family as soon as possible?
(a) His mother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Clayton Smith rode with the man who had given him a ride, he imagined a posse looking for him with which character "at the head" (150)?

2. Mr. Hill started teaching history at Lincoln High School when Elwood was a student in which year of high school?

3. In Chapter 11, Denise and Elwood watched which movie together that starred Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier?

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

5. 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?

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