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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 did Cassius never drink?

2. What did Lucky fall through one summer and not get hurt?

3. On February 25, 1958, who did Cassius Clay fight?

4. What did everybody call Jake's brother?

5. In "Momma Hollered," what did Cassius tell Rudy was by his head in the grass?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What happened to Tall Bubba?

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

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

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

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

8. In "Round One," what was said about Francis Turley?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Ali refuses to enlist in the army. Why does Ali refuse to enlist in the army? Why is it so important to him to stand up for his principles?

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