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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food smells could be detected in February 1958 in the Clay living room?
(a) Pulled pork, peach cobbler, and chocolate cake.
(b) Chicken gravy and biscuits.
(c) Roast chicken, sweet potato pie, and cheese grits.
(d) Roast beef and macaroni and cheese.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Round Two," what color Cadillacs were there where Cassius was from?

2. What was Cassius's mother's name?

3. In "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet," what did Cassius say they played with the girls?

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

5. What was the average grade that Cassius would receive in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Fontaine Ferry Park, and what happened when Cassius and Rudy wanted to go?

2. What story did Granddaddy Herman tell Cassius about a slave named Tom?

3. What did Teenie give Cassius when he got a new bike, and what did he do for her?

4. When was Cassius's first knockout punch?

5. In "Round One," where was Cassius, and what was he doing?

6. How was Granddaddy Herman's living room like church to Cassius?

7. What conversation did Cassius have with Tall Bubba when they saw him at the Rainbow?

8. How did Cassius focus, as described in "Round Two"?

9. What did Cassius tell a reporter when the reporter asked if he was as good as Joe Louis or Sugar Ray when they were his age?

10. In "Round One," how did Cassius describe his match with Alex Watt?

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