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

2. What did Cash drive in "The Story Continues"?

3. On Sundays, what would Granddaddy Herman give Cassius and Rudy?

4. Who was Rudy named after?

5. In February 1958, how many people were crammed in the Clay family living room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. In "Round One," where was Cassius, and what was he doing?

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

7. What happened when Cassius and Lucky were interested in a bicycle at the bicycle store?

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

9. Who was Cassius named for?

10. How was Granddaddy Herman's living room like church to Cassius?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The sections that tell Cassius's story are free verse. How do the authors use poetry in the book? How is poetry used to show Cassius’s story?

Essay Topic 2

Lucky comments that Cassius always seems confident, but that humility was a better word to describe Cassius. Why does Lucky believe that humility is a better word to describe Cassius than confidence?

Essay Topic 3

The novel tells the story of Cassius Clay from the time he is a young boy to when he becomes a man. How do the events in the book help Cassius mature and grow in the novel? What role do the lessons of his elders play in his maturation?

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