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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. 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.

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

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

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

5. When Cassius was little and thirsty, what store refused to give him a drink of water?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) Five-and-dime store.
(c) Kresges.
(d) Penneys.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Down what street did the bus travel and Cassius run in "Round Four"?

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

4. What did Cassius never drink?

5. How old was Corky Butler in "The Legend of Corky Butler"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Tall Bubba?

3. How did Cassius describe his mother in "Round Two"?

4. What were summers like for Cassius and his friends, as described in "Round Four"?

5. What did Lucky remember about mornings when the school bus would pick them up for school?

6. In "Round One," what was said about Francis Turley?

7. When did Cash know he wanted to be an artist, and why did he end up painting signs?

8. In "Angels," where did Cash take Cassius and why?

9. What happened when Cassius and Lucky were interested in a bicycle at the bicycle store?

10. What did Lucky say he and 20 others were doing in "Round One"?

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