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WorksheetsCinderella Man
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who steals food?
a)
Jim
b)
Jay
c)
Joe
d)
Mae
2.
Jim likes to go to clubs after a fight.
a)
No
b)
Yes
3.
Jim and Mae have three children
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
Mae goes to all of Jim's fights.
a)
No
b)
Yes
5.
Jim got another ________ to make money. (Chapter 4)
a)
job
b)
fight
6.
The only thing that hasn't changed in their house.
a)
jar
b)
Jim's suit
c)
Wedding picture
d)
piece of meat
7.
Joe Gould has a sympathy for Jimmy Jonhston.
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
Joe is the person who organizes fights in Madison Square Garden.
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
Joe speaks to Jim when he sees him at the gym. (Chapter 4)
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.
Mike Wilson helps Jim at the docks. (Chapter 4)
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
Who takes away Jim's license?
a)
Joe
b)
Jimmy
c)
Max
d)
Griffith
12.
Jim buys ____________ for Mae.(Chapter 11-12)
a)
chocolate
b)
flowers
c)
meat
d)
a ring
13.
Jim looks for Mike ____________.
a)
in the central park
b)
at the docks
c)
at church
d)
at the restaurant
14.
_______ people of to Mike's funeral.
a)
Few
b)
A lot of
15.
Mae throws _______ at Max Baer.
a)
a drink
b)
a punch
c)
a plate
d)
a knife
16.
Max Baer is __________ about the fight.
a)
confident
b)
worried
17.
When Mae went to Joe's apartment, she was surprised because Joe was _________.
a)
poor
b)
rich
c)
dead
d)
angry
18.
Who says to who?
" I can't win if you don't support me"
" I can't win if you don't support me"
a)
Jim - Mae
b)
Jim - Rosy
c)
Jim - Joe
d)
Jim - Jay
19.
What were the names of Jim's children ?
a)
Jim, Jason and Roxie
b)
Howard, Jay, Rosy
c)
Jack, Rose, Jason
d)
Jimmy, Joe, Rosie
20.
Where did Jim work when he wasn't boxing?
a)
Docks
b)
Madison Square Garden
c)
Church
d)
Central Park
21.
Jim's children are at their aunt's house during the fight against Max Baer.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Baer breaks Jim's ribs in the second round.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What did Mae bring Jim before the final fight?
a)
boxing shoes
b)
meat
c)
gloves
d)
jar
24.
Mae is ________ about Jim's hand because he can not work.
a)
worried
b)
ashamed
c)
useless
d)
worse
25.
When Mae takes the children away, Jim realises how easily their life can be________ .
a)
destroyed
b)
better
c)
failed
d)
arranged
26.
The doctor says that Jim's right hand will be _________ for months.
a)
useless
b)
destroyed
c)
better
d)
ashamed
27.
After the Crash, tens of thousands of New Yorkers lost their money and became ________.
a)
homeless
b)
useless
c)
rich
d)
useful
28.
Jim found Mike in a pool of blood under a ________
a)
wagon
b)
trash can
c)
subway
d)
car
29.
After becoming heavyweight champion of the world, Jim Braddock never fought again.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Jim used some of his prize money to pay back________.
a)
relief office
b)
Joe
c)
Jimmy
d)
the butcher
31.
When Jim says “It was just the one fight,” Mae feels _________.
a)
relieved
b)
angry
c)
hungry
d)
tired
32.
Because Jim has been working at the docks, he has gotten strong ____________.
a)
left hand
b)
mentality
c)
ribs
d)
legs.
33.
Jim won the first round on points, but Baer was not worried.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Jim’s fight makes the men at the docks feel ________.
a)
worried
b)
hopeful
c)
hopeless
d)
valuable
35.
When Joe tells Jim he has a fight with John Henry Lewis, Jim feels _________.
a)
excited
b)
scared
c)
hopeless
d)
angry
36.
Does Jim ever fight without his boxing license?
a)
Yes
b)
No
37.
Where was the birthday party?
a)
at the church
b)
at the docks
c)
at Madison Square Garden
d)
at home
38.
What was the problem at the birthday party?
a)
Mike and Sara had an argument.
b)
Jim and Mae had an argument.
c)
Jim and Mike fought.
d)
Sara and Mae had an argu
39.
Mae took the kids to her father because they couldn't pay the ___________.
a)
electricity bill.
b)
rent.
c)
natural gas bill.
d)
loan from the bank.
40.
Jim gave Mike a job when he started fighting again.
a)
True
b)
False
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