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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. How many fights would there be before judges decided who was the winner of the television show "Tomorrow's Champion"?

2. Where was the mostly Black section of Louisville?

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

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

5. What time did Cassius always go to bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Cassius named for?

2. In "Turning Point," how did Cash come home and why?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where did Cassius and Lucky live?

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

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

The Golden Glove boxing tournament was an amateur boxing championship. How long did Cassius box as an amateur and then a professional? What is the difference between amateur and professional boxing?

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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