Characters
Time & Place
SPACECAT
100

Which two characters escaped Nickel Academy together?

Elwood Curtis and Jack Turner

100

What state is Nickel Academy located in?

Florida

100

What is the name of the prize that Colson Whitehead earned for The Nickel Boys?

Pulitzer Prize

200

What was the name of the activist figure that Elwood admired?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

200

When was the book published?

July 16, 2019

200

Who was the intended audience of the book?

Reform school survivors

300

Who is the true narrator of the story?

Jack Turner

300

When does the story take place?

1960s

300

Which sense does the book NOT appeal to?

Ethos/credibility