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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does James go to rob the store in Chapter 1?
(a) Hollis and Wilson.
(b) Wilson and Major.
(c) Major and Sonny.
(d) Sonny and Hollis.

2. What profession did Robert Lipsyte's father hold?
(a) Boxer.
(b) School principal.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Lawyer.

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

4. Everyone who works at the arena in Chapter 7 seems to be what?
(a) On heroin.
(b) Scowling.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Happy.

5. In what neighborhood of New York does Alfred live?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Bronx.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Chelsea.

6. 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 dinner.
(b) At the dentist.
(c) At the racetrack.
(d) At the synagogue..

7. What is the name of Alfred's boss at his job?
(a) Mr. Streeter.
(b) Mr. Brooks.
(c) Mr. Epstein.
(d) Mr Johnson.

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

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

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

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

12. What caused the limp that Henry has in the novel?
(a) Polio.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Syphillis.
(d) AIDS.

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

14. 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) Hollis.
(b) James.
(c) Sonny.
(d) Henry.

15. Who questions about why Alfred is in such a good mood in the morning in Chapter 9?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Mr. Donatelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boys on Alfred's stoop in Chapter 8 tell him they want him to do what?

2. Who stops the fight in Chapter 7?

3. At what time does Donatelli tell Alfred he will have to get up daily in Chapter 3?

4. Who does Alfred's aunt say has been arrested in Chapter 2?

5. Where is Alfred going with his cousins and aunt in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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