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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What adjective best describes how Alfred feels as he walks up the steps to Donatelli’s Gym for the first time?

Scared.

Exhausted.

Confident.

Happy.

2.

Why does Lou Epstein decide to teach Alfred how to work the cash register at the store?

Mr. Donatelli asks him to so that Alfred will have more energy after work for training.

He is short of help and needs another cashier.

He wants to test Alfred to see if he will steal from him.

He wants to show Alfred that he trusts him completely.

3.

Why does Mr. Donatelli leave Alfred a ticket for the fight at the Garden?

Because he has a lot of extra tickets.

So that he can see what he will be training for.

So that Alfred can keep Henry company.

So that Alfred can help clean up after the fight.

4.

How does Alfred feel as he walks home after refusing to help Major try to rob Epsteins’ a second time?

Like he has just won a boxing match at the Garden.

Relieved that Major let him go without cutting him.

Afraid that Major and his friends will beat him up again.

Like he has let Major down because he is a coward.

5.

Why did Mr. Donatelli tell Spoon it was time to retire, even though he was winning his fights?

He could see that Spoon had gone as far as he could go.

He thought Spoon was taking too much punishment in the ring.

He could see that Spoon had lost his interest in boxing.

He had other, better fighters that he needed to work with.

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