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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

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) Madronas.
(b) Cedars.
(c) Oaks.
(d) Maples.

3. In what suburb of a large Florida town did Elwood live with his grandmother Harriet?
(a) Frenchtown.
(b) McCullough.
(c) Laughlin.
(d) Broward.

4. During what period of Elwood's life did he play a game wherein he tried to guess how may "Negro patrons" (18) were seated in the Richmond Hotel's dining room?
(a) 9 to 14.
(b) 6 to 9.
(c) 13 to 15.
(d) 9 to 12.

5. Upon Elwood's arrival, Nickel housed "over" (49) how many inmates?
(a) 1,300.
(b) 600.
(c) 800.
(d) 300.

6. At what time of the morning did the Nickel staff arrive in order to take Elwood and the others to receive their punishment for fighting?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

7. Within what room at Nickel did Elwood intervene in a fight, earning him a trip to the White House?
(a) Elwood's homeroom.
(b) The dormitory room.
(c) The dining hall.
(d) The bathroom.

8. Elwood was told that "classroom instruction" (51) took place how often at Nickel?
(a) Three times per day.
(b) Every other day, but not on Sunday.
(c) Every day.
(d) Twice a month.

9. When Harriet found out about Elwood's participation in a protest, in what way did she punish him?
(a) She took away his college savings.
(b) She made him do yard work.
(c) She took away his record player.
(d) She beat him with a belt.

10. 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) Education.
(c) Respect.
(d) Hard work.

11. What was the name of Elwood's house father at Nickel?
(a) Blakely.
(b) Turner.
(c) Harper.
(d) Harrison.

12. In what year did Elwood receive "the best gift of his life" (11) for Christmas?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1969.

13. The White House had once been used in what other capacity?
(a) As a schoolroom.
(b) As a work shed.
(c) As a chapel.
(d) As a game room.

14. The floor of the White House carried the stench of what substance "that had soaked into the concrete" (67)?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Pain.
(c) Urine.
(d) Blood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Hill started teaching history at Lincoln High School when Elwood was a student in which year of high school?

2. Which character was NOT a part of the group of the three most fearsome boys at Nickel?

3. What parts of the Nickel Boys' bodies were whipped with the strap referred to as "Black Beauty" (68)?

4. How many boys in total did the Nickel staff get out of their beds the night they punished Elwood and some others for fighting?

5. Which two classes did Elwood miss on his very first day of educational instruction at Nickel?

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