The Nickel Boys Prologue and Chapters 1-3 Retake

What was Elwood doing when he got arrested?

• Illegally driving a car.

• Helping an elderly white woman cross the road.

• Stealing from Mr. Marconi.

• Sitting in a car.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

Why didn't Mr Marconi try to stop shoplifters?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

How did Elwood win the set of encyclopedias? What did he discover when he unpacked them? Why is this a crucial moment for him?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was the "curious habit" Elwood had with comic books?

• He didn't really read them- just collected them.

• He started at the end of the comic book and then read backwards.

• He only bought comic books with female protagonists.

• He read them cover to cover in the store but always bought them.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Describe Elwood's attitudes/actions towards the civil rights movement.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following is NOT a description of Elwood from a character in the novel?

• He was easily scared about the world around him.

• He could be thick-witted when it came to the simplest things.

• He the type of students Melvin Griggs Technical made a free college program for.

• He was intelligent, and hard working and a credit to his race.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3