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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 "Round Two," what color Cadillacs were there where Cassius was from?

2. What food smells could be detected in February 1958 in the Clay living room?

3. What was Cassius's friend Ronnie's nickname?

4. What camp did Cassius used to go to in the summers?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When was Cassius's first knockout punch?

4. What was Fontaine Ferry Park, and what happened when Cassius and Rudy wanted to go?

5. 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?

6. How did Cassius describe his mother in "Round Two"?

7. What were summers like for Cassius and his friends, as described in "Round Four"?

8. Where did Cassius and Lucky live?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cassius is close to his family. How is their support important to his success?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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