Cinderella Man - setting and outset

Cinderella Man is ....

• lightweight boxer James Kirk

• lightweight boxer Jim Braddock

• middleweight boxer James Toney

• heavyweight boxer Jim Braddock

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The story begins in ....

• New York 1920's

• New York 1940's

• Los Angeles 1920's

• Houston 1940's

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The story starts auspiciously for Jim Braddock. Who is he at the outset of the story?

• He's a has-been.

• He's a successful boxer.

• He's a successful businessman.

• He's an average fighter.

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Where is Jim Braddock fighting on Nov 30 1928, when the story begins?

• Yankee Stadium, New York

• The MGM Grand, Las Vegas

• Madison Square Garden, New York

• Jersey City Armory

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It's 1928, US economy is going great and President _______ thinks the good times will never end.

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Calvin Coolidge

• Herbert Hoover

• James Garfield

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What happens in the US in October 1929?

• They elect a new president.

• There is a huge earthquake that destroys a vast area.

• The whole system crashes.

• They invent penicillin.

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What happens to Jim Braddock after the 1929 crash?

• He wins a world championship.

• He becomes incapacitated and unable to fight again.

• He gets killed in a fight.

• He loses all his money and experiences bad luck in his professional life.

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Who is Mae and what is she like? Choose two alternatives.

• A businesswoman who helps Jim Braddock.

• A strong woman who has a voice when a lot of women don't.

• Jim Braddock's wife.

• Jim Braddock's mother.

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Who is Jim Braddock's manager?

• Mike Wilson

• Joe Gould

• John Henry Lewis

• Jimmy Johnston

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What is the story of Cinderella Man about? Choose three alternatives.

• The World Boxing Council.

• A family who stays together through hard times.

• A man who fights for what he loves and believes in.

• Working hard, being resilient and overcoming difficulties.

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