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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 "Before That," what did Rudy eat before he felt like throwing up?

2. In "Conversation with Bird," how long would Rudy run the shower?

3. When did Cassius fight Jimmy Ellis?

4. When did Cassius fight Ronnie O'Keefe?

5. How many tennis courts were at Chickasaw Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Cassius, Lucky, and Riney had to carry groceries home for Momma Bird in "Conversation with Corky Butler?

2. How was Cassius supposed to get the word out about his next fight in "Promotional Tour," and how did he get the word out?

3. In "Round Five," what did Cassius's mother tell him about behavior as a Black person?

4. How did Cassius and his friends get some free money in "Craps"?

5. Who was Emmett Till?

6. In "Round Seven," how did Cassius have built-in radar and what did people think of it?

7. Who was Joe Martin?

8. Why did Lucky think that Cassius stuck with boxing rather than another sport?

9. What did Corky Butler look like at the Louisville Defender Expo?

10. How did Cassius's fight go with Corky Butler?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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