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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. What was Cassius's favorite comic hero?

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

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

4. What time did Cassius always go to bed?

5. What camera did Rudy always use in "Round Four"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Cassius make Lucky do when he got a B on an English essay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Cash and Cassius’s reactions when they learn about the murder of Emmett Till? Why are they so deeply affected by the murder?

Essay Topic 2

Allusions are figures of speech. How does the author use allusions? How can allusions be ambiguous references to people, places or things? Why might allusions be difficult for readers to understand and connect to ideas?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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