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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession did Robert Lipsyte's father hold?
(a) School principal.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Boxer.
(d) Dentist.

2. What is the name of Alfred's aunt who raised him?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Susan.
(c) Mary.
(d) Pearl.

3. Who does Alfred turn and see standing by the church door in Chapter 4?
(a) Major and Hollis.
(b) Hollis and Major.
(c) James and Sonny.
(d) Sonny and Hollis.

4. What does Alfred leave the apartment to do in the morning in Chapter 5?
(a) Go running.
(b) Rob a store.
(c) Get coffee.
(d) Go to the gym.

5. Who walks into the store and asks if Alfred is going to go to the gym in Chapter 5?
(a) Harold.
(b) Lynn.
(c) Henry.
(d) Lou.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the limp that Henry has in the novel?

2. What profession did Robert Lipsyte's mother hold?

3. In Chapter 4, there is a speaker on the street corner telling the black people to do what?

4. How many cousins does Alfred live with, in addition to his aunt?

5. Who is Alfred waiting for in the beginning of Chapter 1?

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