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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. Clinton Smith accepted a ride from a man driving what kind of vehicle?
(a) A pickup truck.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A sports car.
(d) A Packard.

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

3. The narrator states that Clayton Smith's escape happened in the days when the "boys didn't know that cars heading out to" what location "in the middle of the night meant that the secret graveyard had welcomed a new resident" (152)?
(a) The school dump.
(b) The White House.
(c) The gymnasium doors.
(d) The pool house.

4. During what period of Elwood's life did he play a game wherein he tried to guess how may "Negro patrons" (18) were seated in the Richmond Hotel's dining room?
(a) 9 to 12.
(b) 6 to 9.
(c) 9 to 14.
(d) 13 to 15.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Elwood decide to bestow upon the moving company he had personally founded?

2. With what punishment did Superintendent Spencer threaten Griff if he refused to lose the boxing match on purpose?

3. At what traditional Nickel event did Jaime successfully poison Earl?

4. What criminal acts occurred in the location at Nickel known as "Lovers' Lane" (121)?

5. The entirety of the Nickel property numbered how many acres in total?

(see the answer key)

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