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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary and Analysis For Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what kind of store does Alfred work?
(a) Clothing store.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Electronics store.
(d) Toy store.

2. In Chapter 7, Alfred greets people on his way home, following the example of some great boxers who were "men enough to be" what?
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Angry.

3. In literature, what is the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Oxymoron.

4. What is Henry's last name in the novel?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Brooks.
(c) Streeter.
(d) Donatelli.

5. In Chapter 6, Henry eventually shows up, telling Alfred that he had to go downtown to pick up something for whom?
(a) Major.
(b) Red.
(c) Bud.
(d) Denny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What months pass in Chapter 13?

2. How does Alfred injure himself in Chapter 12?

3. Who had decided that he and Alfred were going to be wrestlers after he found a boxing and wrestling magazine on the street in Chapter 7?

4. Who hands Alfred a ticket to the fight that night in Chapter 6?

5. How old is the character of Alfred at the beginning of the novel?

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