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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 tennis courts were at Chickasaw Park?

2. How long did Cassius, Lucky, and Rudy have to wait in line to get an autograph from Gorgeous George?

3. In "The Next Few Years," who did Cassius battle two rounds and then send home crying to Smoketown?

4. What was the weather like in "The Day I Was Born Again"?

5. in "Before," where were Rudy and Cassius working out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation did Cassius and Rudy have about the future in "Conversation with Rudy"?

2. In "We Stopped In" and "Thunderstorm" how did Cassius describe the change in weather?

3. What was Cassius and Rudy's running routine in "Chickasaw Park"?

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

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

6. Who was Emmett Till?

7. Who was Joe Martin?

8. Why did a lady protest when Cassius and his friends were hanging a poster near Virginia Avenue in "Round 7"?

9. What was Cassius's mother's job?

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

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

Lucky comments that Cassius always seems confident, but that humility was a better word to describe Cassius. Why does Lucky believe that humility is a better word to describe Cassius than confidence?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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