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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. Boys punished within the White House were ordered to lie down on a blood-stained mattress and to hold onto what object?
(a) A timer.
(b) A chain.
(c) A rope.
(d) A rail.

2. Which character was NOT a part of the group of the three most fearsome boys at Nickel?
(a) Black Mike.
(b) Griff.
(c) Lonnie.
(d) Desmond.

3. In what kind of a shop was 13-year-old Elwood hired to work for Mr. Marconi?
(a) A book shop.
(b) A tobacco shop.
(c) A shoe shop.
(d) A water sports shop.

4. In what month did Mr. Hill visit Elwood in order to tell him about the college program for high school students?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) August.

5. Before the college students found the "secret graveyard" (3) how many bodies in total had they counted within the Nickel Academy's official cemetery?
(a) 27.
(b) 15.
(c) 43.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Elwood's house father at Nickel?

2. The end of the Prologue introduces Elwood the Nickel Boy in what way?

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

4. For how many nights was Elwood permitted to sleep in his own home between his sentencing and his departure for Nickel?

5. The national press picked up the story about the secret cemetery at Nickel Academy after a newspaper from what city published a story about it first?

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