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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, when Alfred leaves the apartment, a boy tells him that Sonny and who are looking for him?
(a) Hollis.
(b) Major.
(c) James.
(d) Pearl.

2. Who does Alfred's aunt say has been arrested in Chapter 2?
(a) Sonny.
(b) Hollis.
(c) James.
(d) Lou.

3. Alfred says that he wants to be a champion, and Donatelli points out that he has to start by being what in Chapter 3?
(a) A positive thinker.
(b) A contender.
(c) Religious.
(d) A bully.

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

5. In literature, what is the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession did Robert Lipsyte's father hold?

2. When Alfred returns home in Chapter 6, who questions him regarding his whereabouts and asks if he has been out all night?

3. What does Alfred remember on his way home that he wishes he could warn his best friend about in Chapter 1?

4. In what neighborhood of New York does Alfred live?

5. Alfred dropped out of school in what grade?

(see the answer key)

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