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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Coates believe there is no reason for Jack to remain in England?
(a) Jack is causing too many problems.
(b) Jack is not making any money.
(c) Jack's stated intention in coming to England was to have a career as a boxer, and that is not likely to happen.
(d) Jack is black.

2. How does Jack handle the intensity of this protest?
(a) With humor.
(b) With anger.
(c) With silence.
(d) With frustration.

3. Tick enters with the news that Jack has been fined and sentenced how much?
(a) $10,000 and two years in prison.
(b) $1,000 and six months in prison.
(c) $5,000 and one year in prison.
(d) $20,000 and three years in prison.

4. What are Tick, his black trainer, and Ellie, his white girlfriend, watching Jack do?
(a) Box with his trainer.
(b) Have his hands taped.
(c) Shadow box.
(d) Yell at another boxer.

5. About what are Goldie and Tick concerned?
(a) Jack calling Ellie his fiance.
(b) Jack being so optimistic.
(c) Jack being able to beat Brady.
(d) Jack's mood swings.

6. What does a witness named Bratby explain?
(a) Charges and fines levied against Jack.
(b) What happened when he refused to arrange a match for Jack.
(c) complains about the parties, noise, and destructive behavior that took place in the apartment that Jack and Ellie rented.
(d) How Jack stole from him.

7. What is the press calling the fight?
(a) The one to watch.
(b) The fight of the century.
(c) The fight to end all fights.
(d) The best fight.

8. What is revealed about Jack and Ellie, regarding how they met?
(a) They were in the same hotel in Sydney.
(b) They met on a boat going to Australia.
(c) They were on the same boat coming back from Australia.
(d) They met in a bar in Chicago.

9. About what does Mrs. Jefferson worry?
(a) If Jack will run away.
(b) How horrible Jack's sentence will be.
(c) How long it is taking to get news from the courthouse.
(d) If they will kill Jack.

10. What do the men say a good White Hope could do?
(a) Resolve the situation.
(b) Cause racial tension.
(c) Make Jack more popular.
(d) Destroy Jack.

11. When does Goldie say the fight is scheduled?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) Fourth of July.
(d) Easter Sunday.

12. On whom does Clara angrily talk about wanting to take revenge?
(a) Cameron.
(b) Mrs. Jefferson.
(c) Jack.
(d) Ellie.

13. Why does the Pastor believe Mrs. Jefferson is lucky?
(a) She has Ellie taking care of her.
(b) She has Clara taking care of her.
(c) She had God in her life.
(d) She has her brother taking care of her.

14. As Dixon and the other men lead Jack and Ellie off, who appears?
(a) A bizarrely dressed white man named Scott.
(b) A bizarrely dressed black man named Scott.
(c) A bizarrely dressed white man named Scipio.
(d) A bizarrely dressed black man named Scipio.

15. Does Cameron suggests that Ellie should be ashamed of what she is doing?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) A little.
(d) Maybe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the marchers and black people begin to do?

2. How does the young man respond when Jack turns to him and asks what winning is going to do for him directly?

3. What does Jack tell the crowd?

4. Why do the marchers leave?

5. Who does Clara see out the window?

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