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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Frank Turley from?

2. How much younger was Cassius's brother, Rudy?

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

4. In "Before the Fight," who did a reproter ask Cassius to compare himself to?

5. In "Conversation with Granddaddy Herman," how many cookies was Cassius to leave his grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was the match with Kent Green described in "Round One"?

3. Who was Cassius named for?

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

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

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

7. What happened to Tall Bubba?

8. In "Round Four," what odd jobs could Cassius and his friends get?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cassius and his friends work hard to earn bicycles. Why are bicycles important for Cassius and his friends? What do bicycles symbolize for them?

Essay Topic 2

Cassius is outwardly self-confident. In what way does Cassius appear to be confident? Is he confident or arrogant?

Essay Topic 3

Cassius cannot understand why white people have it better than Blacks. Why is it difficult for Cassius to understand by white people have it better than Blacks? What racism do Cassius and other characters experience? How does racism affect their lives and futures?

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