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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Tick, his black trainer, and Ellie, his white girlfriend, watching Jack do?
(a) Have his hands taped.
(b) Box with his trainer.
(c) Shadow box.
(d) Yell at another boxer.

2. Late at night in a hotel room in Wisconsin, what does Jack try to get Ellie to do?
(a) Marry him.
(b) Go for a late night swim with him.
(c) Go get him food.
(d) Leave him.

3. What does Dixon suggest if Jack were to come back to America, take on this fighter, and deliberately lose?
(a) The black population would grow even stronger.
(b) He would never fight again.
(c) The black population would riot.
(d) There might be the possibility that his criminal sentence might be reduced and the threat of increased black power and frustration would be reduced.

4. What is a barker shouting into a megaphone?
(a) An invitation for the crowd to enter Jack's home.
(b) An invitation to the people of Chicago to the cafe's opening.
(c) He is telling the people to go home.
(d) A message about the Savior.

5. A moment later a crowd of marchers enters, doing what?
(a) Carrying placards that denounce the cafe.
(b) Carrying placards that denounce black people.
(c) Carrying placards that denounce Brady.
(d) Carrying placards that denounce Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Pop think the fight will happen right away?

2. Which of the men expresses doubts that the fighter is capable?

3. Knowing Jack is involved with a white girl is going to do what?

4. Why does Ellie ask Jack if he feels all right?

5. Where is a large crowd of black people gathered?

(see the answer key)

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