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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. For how many years had the black boys held the Nickel boxing title prior to Griff's participation?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

3. With what punishment did Superintendent Spencer threaten Griff if he refused to lose the boxing match on purpose?
(a) Griff would be taken to the White House.
(b) Griff would be bumped back down to Grub level.
(c) Griff would be taken out back.
(d) Griff's bed would be relocated to the schoolhouse basement.

4. What criminal acts occurred in the location at Nickel known as "Lovers' Lane" (121)?
(a) Theft.
(b) Extortion.
(c) Child rape.
(d) Murder.

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) 31.
(b) 43.
(c) 27.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that the annual boxing championship was the black Nickel boys' "sole acquaintance" with what "at Nickel" (98)?

2. In what suburb of a large Florida town did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 8, Elwood "returned to the yard crew" (64) after a several-day stay in what location?

4. Boys punished within the White House were ordered to lie down on a blood-stained mattress and to hold onto what object?

5. What subject did Mr. Hill teach at Lincoln High School when he talked to Elwood about taking college classes during Elwood's senior year?

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