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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does this man urge black people to do?
(a) Move back to Africa.
(b) Create their own communities.
(c) Be like the white man.
(d) Be themselves.

2. Where is a large crowd of black people gathered?
(a) Outside a building that has the sign Cafe de Champion on it.
(b) Outside a church after a service.
(c) Outside of the arena after the fight.
(d) Outside Jack's home, waiting for his return.

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

4. Does Sir William believe Jack's crimes in America are any of England's concern?
(a) A little.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Maybe.

5. What does Mrs. Jefferson promise Jack?
(a) She will take care of Clara for him.
(b) She will visit him in prison both soon and often.
(c) She will pray for him.
(d) She will bail him out.

6. What does Ellie sleepily imagine?
(a) Going on vacation on a deserted island with Jack.
(b) Staying in bed all day and ignoring all of the reporters and journalists.
(c) Visiting her mother in New York and introducing her to Jack.
(d) Staying out in the sun so long that her skin darkens, coloring her hair, becoming somebody new, moving in with Jack and nobody ever knowing she's actually white.

7. What does a group of rangers arrive and announce?
(a) No blacks are allowed in.
(b) All weapons are to be confiscated.
(c) The fight has been cancelled.
(d) No more seats are available in the arena.

8. What do the marchers and black people begin to do?
(a) The marchers begin to laugh and the black people begin to become angry.
(b) The marchers begin to become angry and the black people begin to laugh and taunt them.
(c) The marchers begin to preach and the black people begin to become angry.
(d) The marchers become silent and the black people become nervous.

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

10. Why does Ellie agree to come talk to Cameron?
(a) She is tired of dating Jack.
(b) She hopes she can get Jack arrested.
(c) She wants to show Jack that she is strong.
(d) She wanted to head off any attempts to get at Jack through her.

11. What is Cameron's response to this well-spoken black man?
(a) He has a good point.
(b) He is wrong.
(c) He is just like Jack.
(d) He is crazy.

12. What does Jack say will happen now that a match has been arranged for him?
(a) He knows some problems will occur.
(b) He is sure he will make plenty of money.
(c) He will move to the United States.
(d) He is sure there will be no problems.

13. Why do the marchers leave?
(a) They see they are not getting the reaction they had planned..
(b) The police forcefully remove them.
(c) They become bored.
(d) They are afraid of Jack.

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

15. As Tick shouts directions and questions, Jack shouts back comments and answers. Why does Jack stop?
(a) He is preparing to box.
(b) He is tired of arguing.
(c) He walks out of the room.
(d) He is concerned that watching him is too rough for Ellie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first of several witnesses to object to Jack's presence in England?

2. How does the young man respond when Jack turns to him and asks what winning is going to do for him directly?

3. Who says that the black man did not fight "like a man" in a match in Australia?

4. In what city do they agree to have the fight?

5. How does Jack handle the intensity of this protest?

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