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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary and Analysis For Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alfred goes into his apartment feeling what at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Triumphant.
(d) Dejected.

2. Who does Alfred's aunt decide to talk to about Alfred's boxing in Chapter 9?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) The preacher.

3. The boys on Alfred's stoop in Chapter 8 tell him they want him to do what?
(a) Help rob the store.
(b) Leave the neighborhood.
(c) Be at church on Sunday.
(d) Give them his money.

4. In Chapter 7, Alfred greets people on his way home, following the example of some great boxers who were "men enough to be" what?
(a) Women.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Children.
(d) Angry.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 11, who greets Alfred in the clubhouse and offers him a drink?
(a) Hollis.
(b) James.
(c) Major.
(d) Sonny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a specific term for the probability of any strike to the head to cause unconsciousness in an opponent?

2. Who have gone away on a break, leaving Alfred alone at the apartment in Chapter 10?

3. Who does Alfred pass on the street that says he will see him that night in Chapter 14?

4. Where did Robert Lipsyte grow up?

5. Who leaves the gym in shame after a confrontation in Chapter 6?

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