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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mr. Donatelli's assistant in the novel?
(a) Bud.
(b) Griffin.
(c) Spoon.
(d) Jeff.

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

3. When Alfred returns home in Chapter 6, who questions him regarding his whereabouts and asks if he has been out all night?
(a) Henry.
(b) James.
(c) Major.
(d) Pearl.

4. At what kind of store does Alfred work?
(a) Toy store.
(b) Clothing store.
(c) Electronics store.
(d) Grocery store.

5. In literature, what conflicts arise from obstacles located outside the protagonist including nature, the supernatural, or society?
(a) Character conflicts.
(b) Adjunct conflicts.
(c) Internal conflicts.
(d) External conflicts.

6. What refers to an act that looks appealing to an individual?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Temptation.
(d) Conflict.

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

8. Donatelli has high hopes pinned on his fighter, which is whom, in Chapter 7?
(a) Griffin Streeter.
(b) Willie Streeter.
(c) Rivera Streeter.
(d) Harold Streeter.

9. Who threatens to give Alfred a squealer's scar in Chapter 8?
(a) Major.
(b) Red.
(c) Sonny.
(d) Hollis.

10. Alfred dropped out of school in what grade?
(a) 5th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 9th.
(d) 11th.

11. In literature, what conflicts occur when a character is in disagreement with him or herself?
(a) External conflicts.
(b) Character conflicts.
(c) Internal conflicts.
(d) Relational conflicts.

12. What is the name of Alfred's cousin who attends college?
(a) Spoon.
(b) Red.
(c) Bud.
(d) Jeff.

13. Who leaves the gym in shame after a confrontation in Chapter 6?
(a) Bud.
(b) Lou.
(c) Henry.
(d) Red.

14. As Alfred tries to defend his boss in Chapter 1, he inadvertently lets the others know that there is still money in the cash register while the boss is where?
(a) At the synagogue..
(b) At the racetrack.
(c) At dinner.
(d) At the dentist.

15. 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) Pearl.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What night of the week is it in Chapter 8?

2. Where did Robert Lipsyte attend college?

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

4. What character harasses Alfred for wearing street clothes, even though he doesn't have anything else to wear while exercising, in Chapter 6?

5. What causes tensions to be particularly high at the gym in Chapter 10?

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