The Nickel Boys Chapters 10-13

1.

Multiple Choice

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What did the boys at Nickel do every Christmas?

Visit their families (the only time of year they were allowed to).

Donate gifts to communities in need.

Cover the campus with festive lights and decorations.

Host eating contests on the downlow.

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In Chapter 10, Jaimie, Desmond, Elwood, and Turner discuss...

What they hoped to do with the rest of their lives once they get out of Nickel.

Which staff person at Nickel might help them escape.

Which staff member's wife was the prettiest.

Which staff member they'd want to poison.

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which staffer ends up being poisoned?

Spencer

Patrick

Earl

Wainwright

4.

Open Ended

3 mins

1 pt

When Elwood and Turner are walking about the town freely during one of their Community Service sessions, Elwood asks Turner, "How would you do it?"

What did he mean by the question, and what was Turner's answer?

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5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why does Turner not like ice cream?

He has diabetes and he almost died once from too much sugar intake.

It reminds him of a negative interaction with his aunt's boyfriend.

Because he went to the White House one too many times.

It reminds him of an old girlfriend and that makes him upset about the life he's missing while in Nickel.

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Based on the evidence in the text, which Nickel boy is *most likely* the one who put the poison in Earl's food?

Desmond

Elwood

Turner

Jaimie

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In our first flash-forward with Elwood in this section, we learn that he is living in New York, has a girlfriend named Denise, and was able to get his GED. We also learn that he has started his own business.

What kind of business did he start?

Civil Rights Advocacy Group

Sanitation (garbage)

Moving Company

Ice Cream Parlour

8.

Open Ended

3 mins

1 pt

What is the name of his moving company, and what is ironic about the name he chose for it?

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9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a way to get out of Nickel, according to Elwood?

Serve your time.

Poison a teacher.

You could die.

You could run.

The court might intervene.

10.

Open Ended

3 mins

1 pt

The story of Clayton Smith's escape is detailed over several pages of Chapter 10. In a short paragraph, write what you remember about Clayton, how he escapes, what happened afterwards, and the significance of his story.

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11.

Open Ended

3 mins

1 pt

"There were four ways out. In the throes of his next mid-night spell Elwood decided there was a fifth way. Get rid of Nickel."

What do you think this means? What might Elwood be planning? Make a prediction about what might happen.

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12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In the second flashforward, what popular New York event is Elwood watching at the start of chapter 13?

the New York Marathon

the NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade

the Memorial Day Parade

a New York Yankees Game

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Elwood runs into Chickie Pete after he finishes watching the marathon and they go to get a drink. Who is Chickie Pete?

a former Nickel staffer

a former Nickel student

Elwood's cousin

Turner's stepfather

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In Elwood's conversation with Chickie Pete, we learn a little about how Elwood left Nickel. How did it happen?

(Note: More than one of these possibilities might happen, but there's only one detail we know for sure at this point)

He escaped.

The court intervened at the last moment.

He was severely beaten and then they found out about it and released him.

He revealed the atrocities of Nickel and then the school was closed down.

15.

Open Ended

3 mins

1 pt

What does Elwood learn from Chickie Pete that surprises him about what happened after he escaped Nickel?

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16.

Open Ended

3 mins

1 pt

Make some predictions.

How do you think Elwood will escape from Nickel? What do you think will happen to the rest of the boys? To his closest friends?

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