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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what city do they agree to have the fight?
(a) Las Vegas, Nevada.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Reno, Nevada.
(d) Salt Lake City, Utah.

3. Whose power does this man believe black people should accept?
(a) God's.
(b) Anyone but the white man.
(c) The white man's.
(d) Their own.

4. 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.

5. What do the men say a good White Hope could do?
(a) Make Jack more popular.
(b) Cause racial tension.
(c) Destroy Jack.
(d) Resolve the situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Jefferson promise Jack?

2. How does Jack respond when Smitty asks whether Jack really thinks he can win?

3. How does a man in the crowd joke about Brady?

4. What does Jack say he has not figured out?

5. What is revealed about Jack and Ellie, regarding how they met?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who waits with Mrs. Jefferson as she is waiting for news from Jack's trial?

2. Why does Ellie enter with Ragosy?

3. What speeches do both Brady and Jack make before the fight?

4. Why does Jack call Ellie honey?

5. Describe Mrs. Jefferson's funeral procession.

6. How does the audience react to this performance?

7. What does Mrs. Jefferson reminisce about Jack?

8. How does this scene open?

9. About what are Goldie and Tick concerned?

10. How does the fight end?

(see the answer keys)

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