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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Cassius when he knocked out his mother's front tooth?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What color dress did the bicycle owner's wife wear in "Round Two"?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

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

4. In "Fifty Cent," what was the name of a cute girl that Cassius's friends said was in love with him?
(a) Maisie Williams.
(b) Sally Andrews.
(c) Tina Clark.
(d) Anna Peters.

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

6. What was Cassius's middle name?
(a) Marcellus.
(b) Cornell.
(c) Damien.
(d) Antonne.

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

8. In the summer, what would be fixed for Friday night suppers?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) Fish fry.

9. What did Cassius want to drink for his celebration dinner in February 1958?
(a) OJ.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Chocolate milk.
(d) Milk.

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

11. In "Momma Hollered," what did Cassius tell Rudy was by his head in the grass?
(a) Cottonmouth.
(b) Copperhead snake.
(c) Brown recluse spider.
(d) Black widow spider.

12. In "Mystery," what did Cassius run into when he was riding home with Rudy on the handlebars of his bicycle?
(a) A pothole.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A body.

13. In "Round Three," what did Lucky say that he always wanted to be?
(a) Actor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Writer.
(d) Lawyer.

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

15. In "On the Phone with Lucky," how did Cassius describe himself?
(a) Stalwart and stouthearted.
(b) Audacious and ferocious.
(c) Courageous and tenacious.
(d) Gutsy and resolute.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Cassius when Granddaddy Herman died?

2. In what grade did Cassius write about having trouble reading?

3. What did Mama Bird want Cash to fix after he had been out all night on Saturday?

4. After Cassius lost the Golde Gloves championship, how did the evening paper describe him?

5. When Cassius was little and thirsty, what store refused to give him a drink of water?

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