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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The boys on Alfred's stoop in Chapter 8 tell him they want him to do what?
(a) Help rob the store.
(b) Give them his money.
(c) Leave the neighborhood.
(d) Be at church on Sunday.

2. Who is going to be out that night, spurring Alfred to go in Chapter 10?
(a) James.
(b) Mr. Donatelli.
(c) Willie Streeter.
(d) Denny.

3. What character shows Alfred how to do sit-ups properly in Chapter 6?
(a) Major.
(b) Denny.
(c) Red.
(d) Bud.

4. The man who approaches Alfred at the gym in Chapter 6 is what from downstairs?
(a) A barber.
(b) A bartender.
(c) A salesman.
(d) A dentist.

5. Where did Robert Lipsyte attend college?
(a) New York University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Columbia University.

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

7. How old is the character of Alfred at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 17.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 14.

8. What causes tensions to be particularly high at the gym in Chapter 10?
(a) The snow.
(b) The heat.
(c) The cold.
(d) The loud noise.

9. What caused the limp that Henry has in the novel?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Polio.
(c) Syphillis.
(d) Smallpox.

10. In Chapter 2, Alfred wishes he could just stay in his bed until he is 18 when he can go do what?
(a) Buy cigarettes.
(b) Join the Army.
(c) Go to college.
(d) Become a truck driver.

11. In the beginning of Chapter 2, when Alfred wakes up, he is where?
(a) In a field.
(b) Tied to a chair.
(c) In a ditch.
(d) In Pearl's bed.

12. What profession did Robert Lipsyte's mother hold?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Banker.
(d) Nurse.

13. With whom does James go to rob the store in Chapter 1?
(a) Wilson and Major.
(b) Sonny and Hollis.
(c) Hollis and Wilson.
(d) Major and Sonny.

14. Where does Alfred go to find his friend in Chapter 1?
(a) The police station.
(b) A clubhouse.
(c) Church.
(d) The orphanage.

15. In Chapter 2, when Alfred leaves the apartment, a boy tells him that Sonny and who are looking for him?
(a) James.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Hollis.
(d) Major.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who intercepts Alfred as he heads home in Chapter 1 after the robbery happened?

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

3. Who stops Alfred to question him in Chapter 5?

4. Alfred learns that who used to train as a boxer in Chapter 10?

5. When the fight begins in Chapter 7, who is obviously a crowd favorite?

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