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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boxer think about winning?
(a) It is not important.
(b) It is a matter of life and death.
(c) He only does it for his mother.
(d) It is crucial.

2. What does Boxer plead with Mr. Kimura for?
(a) Retirement.
(b) Better training.
(c) Another fight.
(d) A night out.

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

4. Why is it strange that Boxer rose for work that morning?
(a) It was Saturday.
(b) He works the evening shift.
(c) It was Sunday.
(d) He had been relieved of work duties.

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

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

7. What instrument signals the end of a round in 'The Cliff of Time'?
(a) A bell.
(b) A gong.
(c) A drum.
(d) A symbol.

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

9. During round one of the fight, what does the voice tell Boxer to do?
(a) To bob and weave.
(b) Which moves to make.
(c) To fall down.
(d) To forfeit.

10. How much control does Boxer have over his body in round 4?
(a) Total control.
(b) He is ready for round 5.
(c) Little control.
(d) He is strong like an ox.

11. What does the voice in tell Boxer in round 3?
(a) To take it easy.
(b) To hit high.
(c) To hit low.
(d) To quit.

12. What does the voice ask Boxer after round 2 ends?
(a) If Boxer understands the coaching advice.
(b) If Boxer is sure he wants to win.
(c) If Boxer wants to lose.
(d) If Boxer is ready to quit.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the offstage voice tell Boxer it is time for?

2. What thoughts preoccupy Boxer in round 3?

3. Who is the main character of 'The Cliff of Time' ?

4. How do Boxer's arms feel in round 3?

5. How long does Boxer have to get back into the fight?

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