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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Alfred thank for helping him the night he was beat up in Chapter 7?
(a) Henry.
(b) Major.
(c) James.
(d) Mr. Donatelli.

2. Alfred's new friends explain to him that the fight was called off because Donatelli didn't want what in Chapter 7?
(a) To be late for a date.
(b) Willie to be injured.
(c) Too much fame.
(d) The fight to go beyond three rounds.

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

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

5. Where does Alfred go to find his friend in Chapter 1?
(a) The orphanage.
(b) Church.
(c) A clubhouse.
(d) The police station.

6. In literature, what conflicts are incompatibilities in how two or more individuals relate to one another?
(a) Character conflicts.
(b) Relational conflicts.
(c) Adjunct conflicts.
(d) Internal conflicts.

7. In Chapter 1, James's friends taunt Alfred about his job, saying that he works like a slave for who?
(a) Asians.
(b) Jews.
(c) Mexicans.
(d) Arabs.

8. Who had decided that he and Alfred were going to be wrestlers after he found a boxing and wrestling magazine on the street in Chapter 7?
(a) Sonny.
(b) Henry.
(c) Hollis.
(d) James.

9. In Chapter 6, a man tells Alfred that Mr. Donatelli is with one of the boys who is going to fight where that night?
(a) Madison Square Garden.
(b) Joe Louis Arena.
(c) Atlantic City.
(d) HP Pavilion.

10. The man from downstairs offers Alfred some advice, telling him to begin with what in Chapter 6?
(a) Sit-ups.
(b) Jumping jacks.
(c) Push-ups.
(d) Pull-ups.

11. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Foreshadowing.

12. Who said that if Alfred came back he might as well see what he came back for in Chapter 6?
(a) Mr. Donatelli.
(b) James.
(c) Red.
(d) Hollis.

13. In Chapter 4, there is a speaker on the street corner telling the black people to do what?
(a) Fight back against whites.
(b) Vote next week.
(c) Keep the neighborhood clean.
(d) Love their neighbors.

14. Who cheers Alfred on as he runs in the morning in Chapter 9?
(a) The cops.
(b) Mr. Donatelli.
(c) James.
(d) Pearl.

15. Who hands Alfred a ticket to the fight that night in Chapter 6?
(a) Bud.
(b) Mr. Donatelli.
(c) Denny.
(d) Pearl.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Alfred hears music from what instrument before the fight in Chapter 7?

3. What is the name of Alfred's aunt who raised him?

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

5. Alfred tells his aunt that boxers can do what in Chapter 9?

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