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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Cassius's favorite comic hero?
(a) Spiderman.
(b) Wolverine.
(c) Iron Man.
(d) Superman.

3. Who did Cassius Clay fight on February 24, 1958?
(a) Ted Lewis.
(b) Alex Watt.
(c) Tony Canzoneri.
(d) Stanley Ketchel.

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

5. When Cassius would go to camp during the summer, what ball would he and his friends use to shoot hoops?
(a) Softball.
(b) Golf.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Tennis.

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

7. What did Cash drive in "The Story Continues"?
(a) Black pickup.
(b) White pickup.
(c) Silver pickup.
(d) Blue pickup.

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

9. Where did the Clay family live in February 1958?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee.
(b) Louisville, Kentucky.
(c) Sevierville, Tennessee.
(d) Lexington, Kentucky.

10. In "Before the Fight," who did a reproter ask Cassius to compare himself to?
(a) Jack Dempsey.
(b) Roberto Duran and Tommy Hearns.
(c) Rocky Marciano.
(d) Joe Louis and Sugar Ray.

11. On February 25, 1958, how many of the judges determined that Cassius won his match?
(a) 6.
(b) All of them.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

12. In "The Story Continues," what color skirts were Teenie and her friends wearing?
(a) Poodle.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Plaid.

13. What time did Cassius always go to bed?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 10:30.
(d) 9.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Round Four," when Cassius, Rudy, and Lucky would lie in the grass and look up at the sky, what did Cassius say he was waiting for?

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

3. What meats did Cassius want for his celebration dinner in February 1958?

4. What was a sign that Cash painted?

5. Who did Cassius fight on February 26, 1958?

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