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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. Mr. Donatelli encourages Alfred to drink what in Chapter 14?
(a) Beer.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Tea.

2. When Alfred was young, he and his friend imagined being wrestlers. Who was Alfred going to be?
(a) Bad Brooks.
(b) Brawny Brooks.
(c) Brawlin' Brooks.
(d) Behemoth Brooks.

3. Alfred goes into his apartment feeling what at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Dejected.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Triumphant.

4. The Reverend tells Alfred's aunt that Alfred's boxing is what in Chapter 10?
(a) A passing phase.
(b) A link to drugs.
(c) A dangerous activity.
(d) A lifelong obsession.

5. What location does Alfred wander past but not go in on his way home in Chapter 12?
(a) His aunt's house.
(b) James's house.
(c) Donatelli's gym.
(d) The church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves the gym in shame after a confrontation in Chapter 6?

2. Who does Alfred's aunt say has been arrested in Chapter 2?

3. Who helps clean up Alfred's cuts in Chapter 15?

4. What profession did Robert Lipsyte's father hold?

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

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