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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. On what "side" of the Nickel Academy's property was the "secret graveyard" (3) discovered?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

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

3. When Harriet worried about the dangers involved in fighting for civil rights, she always returned to her belief in what as "a fundamental virtue" (33)?
(a) Family bonds.
(b) Respect.
(c) Hard work.
(d) Education.

4. Elwood was shocked to find that "most of the Nickel boys couldn't" (59) take what action?
(a) Drive.
(b) Swim.
(c) Sit down.
(d) Read.

5. Which character was Elwood trying to protect when he got in trouble for fighting?
(a) Gil.
(b) Turner.
(c) Cory.
(d) Desmond.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Elwood when both of his parents "took off" (27) and left him in the care of his grandmother Harriet?

2. In what Florida city did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?

3. 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?

4. In what year did Elwood receive "the best gift of his life" (11) for Christmas?

5. When Elwood first met the boys who slept on either side of them, he learned that their names were what?

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