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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 magazine did Granddaddy Herman read?
(a) Hue.
(b) Ebony.
(c) The Negro Review.
(d) Jet.

2. In February 1958, how old was Cassius?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

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

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

5. What did Mama Bird want Cash to fix after he had been out all night on Saturday?
(a) Bathroom faucet.
(b) Front steps.
(c) Wobbly front porch.
(d) Kitchen sink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a sign that Cash painted?

2. How much did it cost Cassius and his friends to ride the city bus in "One Friday"?

3. Where was Frank Turley from?

4. In "Conversation with My Daddy," what did Cassius ask his father for for Christmas?

5. What camp did Cassius used to go to in the summers?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. When was Cassius's first knockout punch?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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