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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month did Elwood first move to New York City?
(a) July.
(b) November.
(c) April.
(d) February.

2. When Elwood Curtis saw what kind of trees over the shoulder of the reporter on television, he knew he would have to return to the Nickel Academy?
(a) Cedars.
(b) Maples.
(c) Madronas.
(d) Oaks.

3. With which relative did Turner live before he ran away from home for the final time?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His mother.
(c) His older brother.
(d) His aunt.

4. What did Elwood do with Chickie Pete's red napkin at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) He put it in his pocket.
(b) He ripped it up.
(c) He lit it on fire.
(d) He put it in his car's glove compartment.

5. Turner realized at the end of Chapter 10 that the Christmas light display at Nickel reminded him of the atmosphere of what location?
(a) Grand Central Station.
(b) Fun Town.
(c) Church.
(d) The racetrack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name did Elwood and his group at Nickel refuse to utter as they thought about which staff member to poison?

2. What machine was used to mask the screams of the boys as they were punished within the White House?

3. How many feet long was the leather strap called Black Beauty" (67)?

4. In what year did Elwood move to New York City?

5. Blakely told Elwood that the younger boys at Nickel were called by what name for an inexplicable reason?

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