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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Elwood when both of his parents "took off" (27) and left him in the care of his grandmother Harriet?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

2. How many days in total had Elwood attended classes at Melvin Griggs Technical before he was unjustly accused of stealing a car?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

3. In what month did Elwood arrive at Nickel?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) December.

4. On the last day of school, Mr. Hill gave Elwood a book by which black writer?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Zora Neale Hurston.
(d) Lucille Clifton.

5. For how many years had Blakely worked at Nickel prior to Elwood's arrival?
(a) 11.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Former Nickel Boys are said in the Prologue to have organized support groups in "recent years" (5) in order to reassemble their memories into "confirmation of a shared" (5) what?

2. At the time when widespread media coverage focused on the Nickel Academy, how many Nickel Boy reunions had been held?

3. What was the name of the Community Service supervisor under whom Elwood eventually worked after Turner's recommendation?

4. To what word did Turner keep returning when he thought about Elwood's personality?

5. Turner told Elwood that if he were to run away from Nickel, he would head in what direction "because they ain't expecting it" (122)?

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