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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Granddaddy Herman used to play?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Football.

2. In "Conversation with My Daddy," what did Cassius ask his father for for Christmas?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Transistor radio.
(c) Mouthguard.
(d) Boxing gloves.

3. What regular job did Cassius have?
(a) Babysitting the Montgomery kids.
(b) Delivering flowers.
(c) Shining shoes.
(d) Delivering newspapers.

4. What was the average grade that Cassius would receive in school?
(a) 69.
(b) 72.
(c) 74.
(d) 75.

5. What was the name of a pet chicken that Cassius and Rudy had when they were growing up?
(a) Buster.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Diggity.

6. What was a sign that Cash painted?
(a) Granny's Soul Food Cafe.
(b) Riverside Bar.
(c) Dreamland Bar and Soul Food Cafe.
(d) Poppa's Fried Chicken.

7. Who was Rudy named after?
(a) Rudy Valentino.
(b) Rudy Vallee.
(c) Rudy Lewis.
(d) Rudy Gay.

8. How much did Cobb win when a shoe shine customers gave him a race ticket instead of paying him?
(a) $290.
(b) $120.
(c) $55.
(d) $560.

9. Who got blown up from gas in a storm drain?
(a) Short Bubba.
(b) Tall Bubba.
(c) Jake.
(d) Big Head Paul.

10. In "Round Three," what did some white men in a car flash at Cassius, Rudy, and Lucky?
(a) Switchblade.
(b) Rifle.
(c) Brass knuckles.
(d) Pistol.

11. What did Mr. Clay do for a living?
(a) House painter.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Sign and billboard painter.

12. What was Corky Butler's nickname?
(a) Knuckles.
(b) Knees.
(c) Whitey.
(d) Chalky.

13. What did Cassius compare his Grandaddy Herman's living room to?
(a) Church.
(b) Garage.
(c) Movie theater.
(d) Kitchen.

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

15. Who did Cassius fight on February 26, 1958?
(a) Sonny Liston.
(b) Floyd Patterson.
(c) Kent Green.
(d) Rocky Marciano.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Sundays, what would Granddaddy Herman give Cassius and Rudy?

2. In "The Story Continues," what color skirts were Teenie and her friends wearing?

3. How much money did Cassius bet on Gorgeous George during a Saturday boxing show?

4. In a story Granddaddy Herman told Cassius, where did Tom the Slave escape to?

5. In "Angels," where did Cash take Cassius?

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