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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Alfred going with his cousins and aunt in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Church.
(b) A diner.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The park.

2. Where is Alfred supposed to be going in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The police station.
(b) The movies.
(c) School.
(d) The library.

3. Where did Robert Lipsyte grow up?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Queens, New York.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Miami, Florida.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 2, when Alfred wakes up, he is where?
(a) Tied to a chair.
(b) In Pearl's bed.
(c) In a ditch.
(d) In a field.

5. Before he goes to sleep in Chapter 4, Alfred sets his alarm for what time?
(a) 6:00 a.m.
(b) 4:45 a.m.
(c) 7:15 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops Alfred to question him in Chapter 5?

2. What profession did Robert Lipsyte's mother hold?

3. Who is taken by the police during the robbery in Chapter 1?

4. How old is the character of Alfred at the beginning of the novel?

5. With whom does James go to rob the store in Chapter 1?

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