Becoming Muhammad Ali

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Middle Grade | Published in 2020

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Multiple Choice

1. B (Rounds 1 and 9; Final Round)

2. A (All rounds)

3. B (Round 4, Poem 53; Round 6 Poem 91; Round 8, Poem 110)

4. B (Round 3, Poem 33)

5. C (Round 5)

6. D (Round 7, Poem 96)

7. D (Round 6, Poems 86-87; Round 7, Poem 102; Round 8, Poem 110)

8. A (Round 7, Poems 97-101)

9. C (Round 7, Poem 102)

10. B (Round 8, Poem 117)

11. A (All rounds)

12. D (Round 9, Poem 122)

13. C (Final Round)

14. A (Round 7, Poem 108; Final Round)

15. B (Final Round)

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1. Students could discuss anyone that Cassius mentions, including Jack Johnson, Chuck Berry, Nina Simone, Emmett Till, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Bo Diddley, Cool Papa Bell, and Satchel Paige, among others. These allusions work to place Cassius’s story within historical context, further Cassius’s resolve to become the greatest boxer in the world, and highlight the racial discrimination that Black individuals face.