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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ellie sleepily imagine?
(a) Staying in bed all day and ignoring all of the reporters and journalists.
(b) Going on vacation on a deserted island with Jack.
(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.

3. About what does Smitty warn Goldie?
(a) Approaching police officers.
(b) Bills that are due.
(c) Approaching protesters.
(d) Approaching fans.

4. What does Jack sing softly?
(a) A verse of a hymn.
(b) A verse of a blues song.
(c) A verse of Ellie's favorite song.
(d) A verse of a rap.

5. What does Cameron say about the charges that could be brought against Jack?
(a) They are all relatively minor.
(b) They are non-existent.
(c) They are rediculous.
(d) They are quite substantial.

6. Why does Coates believe there is no reason for Jack to remain in England?
(a) Jack is not making any money.
(b) Jack is black.
(c) Jack is causing too many problems.
(d) Jack's stated intention in coming to England was to have a career as a boxer, and that is not likely to happen.

7. For what does Jack thank Brady?
(a) Paying for him to come be in this fight.
(b) Allowing him to win.
(c) For giving him the title so easily.
(d) The opportunity to take a shot at the title.

8. What does a Deacon tell Jack?
(a) He should not fight.
(b) He must fight for himself and God.
(c) They are all going to be praying for him and that he is fighting for all of them.
(d) Fighting is a sin.

9. What does a reporter call Brady?
(a) The White Hope.
(b) Our Hope.
(c) The New Hope.
(d) Hopeless.

10. Who is the first of several witnesses to object to Jack's presence in England?
(a) Coates
(b) Bratby.
(c) Inspector Wainwright.
(d) Mrs. Kimball.

11. Who have been listening to the confrontation?
(a) Fred, Smitty, and Dixon.
(b) Smitty, Jack, and Goldie.
(c) Cap'n Dan, Smitty, and Fred.
(d) Smitty, a dectective, and Dixon.

12. When Jack is finally allowed to speak, for what does he apologize?
(a) Moving to England.
(b) All the problems he has caused.
(c) Wanting to fight.
(d) Being black.

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

14. What is revealed about Jack and Ellie, regarding how they met?
(a) They met in a bar in Chicago.
(b) They met on a boat going to Australia.
(c) They were on the same boat coming back from Australia.
(d) They were in the same hotel in Sydney.

15. When Cap'n Dan and Fred discuss the terms of the fight, who is named the referee?
(a) Dixon.
(b) Cap'n Dan.
(c) Smitty.
(d) Fred.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boxer fight that makes him seem like he does not fight "like a man?"

2. How does the crowd react as Brady arrives?

3. What does Jack say will happen now that a match has been arranged for him?

4. Does Brady accept the idea?

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

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