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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. What does Alfred's boss give him in Chapter 13?
(a) A pink slip.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) A demotion.
(d) A promotion.

2. Alfred's opponent in Chapter 18 goes after Alfred's arms and what?
(a) Ears.
(b) Kidneys.
(c) Knees.
(d) Chin.

3. Henry tells Alfred that he doesn't do what so badly anymore because he doesn't think about it so much in Chapter 19?
(a) Have seizures.
(b) Limp.
(c) Stutter.
(d) Lisp.

4. Before they leave for the fight, who tells Alfred that he talked to a doctor at the clinic in Chapter 19?
(a) Hubbard.
(b) Parker.
(c) James.
(d) Boone.

5. Alfred's opponent in Chapter 16 is too __________ for Alfred?
(a) Tall and lanky.
(b) Heavy and stable.
(c) Light and fast.
(d) Strategic.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose home does Alfred go to rest before the fight in Chapter 14?

2. Alfred is told to do what to his opponent in Chapter 16?

3. Why does Alfred go to the gym in Chapter 12?

4. How does Alfred feel after winning the match in Chapter 16?

5. Since it's too early to go to the gym, Alfred goes where at the end of Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alfred feel about Spoon and his neighborhood in Chapter 14? What does Spoon represent to Alfred?

2. Who does Alfred fight in his second fight in Chapter 16? How does the fight begin?

3. What leads to an argument between Alfred's uncle and cousin in Chapter 17?

4. How does the fight end in Chapter 14? How does Alfred feel about it?

5. What leads to Alfred's lapse in training in Chapter 12? What does he do instead?

6. How does Alfred feel the morning of his first fight in Chapter 14? What does he do?

7. How does Alfred feel the day after the fight in Chapter 16? What happens at work?

8. How does Alfred feel after his night out in Chapter 12? When does he wake up?

9. How does the fight end in Chapter 16? How does Alfred feel about it?

10. How does Mr. Donatelli feel about the fight in Chapter 14? What does his gift represent to Alfred?

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