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

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

3. What was Cassius's mother's name?
(a) Louisa "Bird" Clay.
(b) Odessa "Bird" Clay.
(c) Rachel "Bird" Clay.
(d) Monica "Bird" Clay.

4. What did Cassius never drink?
(a) Sweet tea.
(b) Chocolate milk.
(c) Soda.
(d) Beer.

5. After Cassius lost the Golde Gloves championship, how did the evening paper describe him?
(a) Hard-punching.
(b) Tank.
(c) Punches like missiles.
(d) Quick feet and loud mouth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Round Four," how many blocks would Cassius race the bus to school?

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

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

5. In "On the Phone with Lucky," how did Cassius describe himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Lucky call Cassius his personal superman in "Round Three"?

3. Where did Cassius and Lucky live?

4. Who was Cassius named for?

5. In "Turning Point," how did Cash come home and why?

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

7. What could Lucky smell as he and the other waited for the phone to ring in "Round One"?

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

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

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

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