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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Goldie say the fight is scheduled?
(a) Fourth of July.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Easter Sunday.
(d) Labor Day.

2. How does the play begin?
(a) With an argument over whether Brady, the current white heavyweight boxing champion, should fight an up-and-coming black boxer.
(b) With a a meeting to discuss who Brady should fight next.
(c) With an argument over where Brady will go to train.
(d) With an argument over whether Brady should be the new Great White Hope.

3. Who says that the black man did not fight "like a man" in a match in Australia?
(a) Fred.
(b) Smitty.
(c) Cap'n Dan.
(d) Brady.

4. What is the press calling the fight?
(a) The fight to end all fights.
(b) The best fight.
(c) The fight of the century.
(d) The one to watch.

5. How do the white people in the audience respond?
(a) They scream.
(b) They cheer.
(c) They boo.
(d) They remain silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cap'n Dan and Fred discuss the terms of the fight, who is named the referee?

2. Why does Goldie ask Ellie to excuse them?

3. What does Goldie plead with Jack to not do?

4. For what does Jack thank Brady?

5. Why does Tick tell Ellie to stick around?

(see the answer key)

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