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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Round Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet," what did Cassius say they played with the girls?
(a) Capture the flag.
(b) Red Light, Green Light.
(c) Hide-and-seek.
(d) Red Rover.

2. Of the four fights Cassius won in a row in 1955, how many were tehcnical knockouts (TKOs)?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. In a story Granddaddy Herman told Cassius, where did Tom the Slave escape to?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Canada.
(c) London.
(d) Montana.

4. What hurricane hit North Carolina in "Tragedy"?
(a) Ione.
(b) Connie.
(c) Helene.
(d) Hazel.

5. In "Tragedy," how many locusts swarmed the desert in French Algeria?
(a) 550,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 80 million.
(d) 5 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protested when Cassius and his friends hung a poster advertising a fight in Round Seven?

2. What was Rudy's nickname?

3. When did Cassius have a rematch with Jimmy Ellis?

4. In "Conversation with Rudy," what exercises did Cassius need to finish?

5. In "The Accident," what did Rudy have that made him sick?

(see the answer key)

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