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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 was Cassius's middle name?
(a) Antonne.
(b) Damien.
(c) Marcellus.
(d) Cornell.

2. What did everybody call Jake's brother?
(a) Horse.
(b) Blue Boy.
(c) Newboy.
(d) Pretty Boy.

3. On Sundays, what would Granddaddy Herman give Cassius and Rudy?
(a) Lemon drops.
(b) Peppermints.
(c) Black Jack Taffy.
(d) Red licorice.

4. In "Round Three," what did Lucky say that he always wanted to be?
(a) Actor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Lawyer.

5. In "Fifty Cent," what was the name of a cute girl that Cassius's friends said was in love with him?
(a) Anna Peters.
(b) Sally Andrews.
(c) Maisie Williams.
(d) Tina Clark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress did the bicycle owner's wife wear in "Round Two"?

2. In February 1958, how old was Cassius?

3. When Cassius was little and thirsty, what store refused to give him a drink of water?

4. After Cassius lost the Golde Gloves championship, how did the evening paper describe him?

5. How much younger was Cassius's brother, Rudy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lucky remember about mornings when the school bus would pick them up for school?

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

3. What were summers like for Cassius and his friends, as described in "Round Four"?

4. What happened to Tall Bubba?

5. What happened when Cassius and Lucky were interested in a bicycle at the bicycle store?

6. When did Cash know he wanted to be an artist, and why did he end up painting signs?

7. Who was Cassius named for?

8. What conversation did Cassius have with Tall Bubba when they saw him at the Rainbow?

9. Why did Lucky call Cassius his personal superman in "Round Three"?

10. In "Turning Point," how did Cash come home and why?

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