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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alfred is told by the boys on his stoop that he has until how long to decide whether to help them in Chapter 8?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

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

3. Who threatens to give Alfred a squealer's scar in Chapter 8?
(a) Major.
(b) Sonny.
(c) Hollis.
(d) Red.

4. Who questions about why Alfred is in such a good mood in the morning in Chapter 9?
(a) Mr. Donatelli.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Pearl.

5. Donatelli has high hopes pinned on his fighter, which is whom, in Chapter 7?
(a) Rivera Streeter.
(b) Griffin Streeter.
(c) Willie Streeter.
(d) Harold Streeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Everyone who works at the arena in Chapter 7 seems to be what?

2. Alfred's boss tells him that he should quit boxing because times are different now, and boxers what?

3. Where did Robert Lipsyte attend college?

4. What causes tensions to be particularly high at the gym in Chapter 10?

5. Who does Alfred see through the store window at work in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who encounters Alfred and encourages him to stay at the gym in Chapter 6? What does this character tell him?

2. How does Alfred feel about his friendship with James in Chapter 10? What effect does this have on his training?

3. How does Alfred's relationship with Henry develop in Chapter 7?

4. What causes the raised tensions at the gym in Chapter 10? How does Alfred come to view the gym?

5. How does the author describe Alfred's first few weeks of training in Chapter 10? What does Aunt Pearl learn?

6. Where is Alfred in the beginning of Chapter 1? Where does he go to look for James? How does Alfred feel about James?

7. What leads up to Alfred entering Donatelli's gym in Chapter 2?

8. What is Alfred's reputation at work like in Chapter 5? What internal conflict does he face?

9. When does Alfred wake and leave the apartment in Chapter 2? Who does he encounter on his way out?

10. How does Alfred feel about the actions of James in Chapter 1? Why?

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