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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. Who was Rudy named after?

2. What did Lucky fall through one summer and not get hurt?

3. After Cassius lost the Golde Gloves championship, how did the evening paper describe him?

4. What did Cassius never drink?

5. When Cassius would go to camp during the summer, what ball would he and his friends use to shoot hoops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Cassius named for?

3. 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?

4. What happened to Tall Bubba?

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

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

7. What conversation did Cassius have with Tall Bubba when they saw him at the Rainbow?

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

9. In "Mystery," what did Cassius and Rudy run into?

10. When was Cassius's first knockout punch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help reader’s imagine the world she has created?

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