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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 "On the Phone with Lucky," how did Cassius describe himself?

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

3. Who was Rudy named after?

4. In "Angels," where did Cash take Cassius?

5. What did Mama Bird want Cash to fix after he had been out all night on Saturday?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was Cassius's first knockout punch?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In "Round Four," what odd jobs could Cassius and his friends get?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Odessa “Bird” Clay is Cassius’s mother. What type of relationship does Cassius have with his mother? How does Bird help Cassius achieve his goals?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people? How does the use of multiple viewpoints affect the story?

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