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1. What did Lucky say he and 20 others were doing in "Round One"?

Lucky said that some 20 people were crammed in the Clay living room on Grand Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. They were waiting for the family phone, a dusky black phone with a rotary dial, to ring and Cassius to call.

2. In "Round One," where was Cassius, and what was he doing?

Cassius was 300 miles north in Chicago. He was fighting for a championship in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament. He was not a professional yet. He was just an amateur. He was tall, skinny, and very raw. He was just 16.

3. What could Lucky smell as he and the other waited for the phone to ring in "Round One"?

The living room was packed as Lucky and the other waited for the phone to ring. They could smell roast chicken and sweet potato pie and cheese grits mixed with the smell of paint and turpentine. Mr. Clay was a sign and billboard painter, and he kept his work supplies in the house.

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