The Nickel Boys

Why does Elwood live with his grandmother?

• Because he hates his parents

• His parents left when he was younger

• His parents died when he was five

• He never got to know his parents

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Why do the white kids call the White House "The Ice cream factory“?

• They get Ice cream for good behavior

• The nickname of the guy that punishes them is „Ice cream“

• They get bruises, from the punishment in different color, like Ice cream“

• They get gifts at this place, like Ice cream

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Why is Elwood at Nickel?

• He got arrested for being in a car with a car thief

• He killed somebody

• He was sent there by mistake, the car drove the wrong way

• He is there voluntarily

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Why is Turner in Nickel?

• He is there voluntarily

• He stood up against a white person

• He got in a fight

• He damaged a car

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Who is Elwood's role model?

• Martin Luther King

• Oprah Winfrey

• His grandmother

• His father

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Where did Elwood work first?

• At his grandfather’s workshop

• With his friends in a souvenir shop

• At the diner at the hotel with his grandmother

• He has not worked

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Where does Elwood work after this?

• He doesn’t work

• At Mr. Melones coffee Shop

• He deliveres the newspaper

• At Mr. Marconi‘s shop

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What did Mr. Marconi do after he saw boys stealing in his shop?

• He pretended, that he had not seen them

• He didn’t notice it

• He was too busy

• He called the police

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What did Elwood do after he saw boys stealing?

• He pretends not to see them

• He is afraid of the boys and didn’t say anything

• He speaks up to the boys and stops them

• He helps them

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What was Elwood's goal at Nickel?

• He wants to stay at Nickel for 5 years

• He wants to win the boxing match

• He wants to help everyone

• He wants to collect points as fast as he can, to graduate

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