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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 what grade was Lucky when his mother made him apply for a scholarship to the Catholic school?
(a) 5th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 8th.

2. Of the four fights Cassius won in a row in 1955, how many were tehcnical knockouts (TKOs)?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. What color Chuck Taylors was Corky Butler wearing in "Shelter"?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

4. What was Miz Alberta teaching people to do in "Before That"?
(a) Vote on a voting machine.
(b) Use a microwave.
(c) Get an ID.
(d) Make phone calls.

5. Who was leading a gang in "Face-Off"?
(a) Tall Bubba.
(b) Short Bubba.
(c) Big Head Paul.
(d) Corky Butler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Teenie Clark with at the Louisville Defender Expo?

2. Where was the boxer Willie Pastrano from?

3. Where was Emmett Till shot in the head?

4. When did Cassius have a rematch with Jimmy Ellis?

5. In "Chickasaw Park," what time did Cassius and Rudy go for a run?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long had Cassius been fighting when he made it to Chicago for the 1958 National Golden Gloves championships?

2. What were some things that happened when Cassius was 13?

3. In "Round Seven," how did Cassius have built-in radar and what did people think of it?

4. In "We Stopped In" and "Thunderstorm" how did Cassius describe the change in weather?

5. What happened when Cassius, Lucky, and Riney had to carry groceries home for Momma Bird in "Conversation with Corky Butler?

6. Why did Lucky think that Cassius stuck with boxing rather than another sport?

7. How did Cassius's fight go with Corky Butler?

8. What was Cassius and Rudy's running routine in "Chickasaw Park"?

9. What was the heat like in "The Day I Was Born Again"?

10. Why did a lady protest when Cassius and his friends were hanging a poster near Virginia Avenue in "Round 7"?

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