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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will happen if Boxer loses this fight?
(a) People will boo.
(b) He will retire.
(c) His boss will fire him.
(d) He will lose his ranking.

2. What does Boxer accept at the end of round 4?
(a) He is the world champion.
(b) He is not the boxer he once was.
(c) He won.
(d) He lost.

3. What does Boxer say won't fail him once he gets into the ring?
(a) His fingers.
(b) His head.
(c) His arms.
(d) His feet.

4. What does Boxer say about failing in this business in round 3?
(a) Only losers fail.
(b) It's hard work.
(c) It's a quick and painful process.
(d) Failing is not an option.

5. What type of milk does Boxer prefer?
(a) 2%.
(b) Skim.
(c) Good.
(d) Sour.

6. What does Boxer think the outcome of the fight will be in round one?
(a) He will win.
(b) It will be a tie.
(c) He will lose.
(d) He will knock out his opponent.

7. Why does Boxer enjoy the fight?
(a) It makes him money.
(b) Life is clear cut in the ring.
(c) It's therapeutic.
(d) It's dangerous.

8. What message is in the fortune cookies that Boxer opens?
(a) "Great fortune arrives on strange horses".
(b) "The tide is coming".
(c) "A windfall is coming your way".
(d) "Duck".

9. What does the offstage voice tell Boxer it is time for?
(a) Let's get ready to rummmmbbbbleeee!
(b) It is time for sparring practice.
(c) It's time to call it a day.
(d) It's time to remember your ancestors and pray.

10. What thoughts preoccupy Boxer in round 2?
(a) His diary.
(b) Steak.
(c) His wife.
(d) His boss.

11. What does Boxer like to put on his shoes before entering a boxing ring?
(a) Mud.
(b) Resin.
(c) Paint.
(d) Polish.

12. How many fortune cookies does Boxer tell Mr. Kimura he recently opened?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

13. How do Boxer's arms feel in round 3?
(a) Muscular.
(b) Strong.
(c) Flabby.
(d) Numb.

14. What does Mr. Kimura look like?
(a) He is tall and muscular.
(b) He is wide.
(c) He is invisible.
(d) He is fat and bald.

15. Where is Boxer at the start of round 4?
(a) On the sidelines.
(b) In the locker room.
(c) On the mat.
(d) On his feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument signals the end of a round in 'The Cliff of Time'?

2. What does Boxer dream of eating one day?

3. Why does Boxer say his body feels refreshed prior to the fight?

4. Why is it strange that Boxer rose for work that morning?

5. What object that Boxer is wearing does he claim is good luck?

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