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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary and Analysis For Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Spoon says that what happened to him at school in Chapter 19?
(a) His father had a heart attack.
(b) A teacher beat him at chess.
(c) A kid pulled a knife on him.
(d) A kid arm wrestled him.

3. Who surprises Alfred by showing up at the gym in Chapter 13?
(a) Rose.
(b) James.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Mr. Epstein.

4. Who intercepts Alfred as he heads home in Chapter 1 after the robbery happened?
(a) Bud and Major.
(b) Major and Sonny.
(c) Major and Hollis.
(d) Sonny and Hollis.

5. What causes tensions to be particularly high at the gym in Chapter 10?
(a) The heat.
(b) The snow.
(c) The cold.
(d) The loud noise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Alfred eats some food from a vendor in Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 7, Alfred greets people on his way home, following the example of some great boxers who were "men enough to be" what?

3. Where does Alfred go to find his friend in Chapter 1?

4. Alfred's opponent in Chapter 18 is not as fast as whom?

5. When was author Robert Lipsyte born?

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