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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the book "SportsWorld" published?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1969.

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

4. In Chapter 2, Alfred wishes he could just stay in his bed until he is 18 when he can go do what?
(a) Join the Army.
(b) Go to college.
(c) Become a truck driver.
(d) Buy cigarettes.

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

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

7. When the fight begins in Chapter 7, who is obviously a crowd favorite?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Mr. Donatelli.
(c) Willie Streeter.
(d) Bud.

8. Whom does Alfred wish would run with him in the mornings in Chapter 10?
(a) Sonny.
(b) James.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Bud.

9. Alfred finds out that the fight was called off against whose wishes in Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Donatelli's.
(b) Bud's.
(c) The referee's.
(d) Willie Streeter's.

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

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

12. In Chapter 4, Alfred, his cousins and his aunt take the subway and a bus where to visit relatives?
(a) Hoboken, New Jersey.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Jamaica, Queens.
(d) Bangor, Maine.

13. What is the name of Alfred's aunt who raised him?
(a) Mary.
(b) Roberta.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Susan.

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

15. Alfred tells his aunt that boxers can do what in Chapter 9?
(a) Make big money.
(b) Die in the ring.
(c) Marry pretty women.
(d) Get into heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. In literature, what conflicts are incompatibilities in how two or more individuals relate to one another?

2. When was author Robert Lipsyte born?

3. Who taunts Alfred for being so dressed in Chapter 8?

4. Who stops the fight in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 4, there is a speaker on the street corner telling the black people to do what?

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