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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Alfred leave the apartment to do in the morning in Chapter 5?
(a) Rob a store.
(b) Go to the gym.
(c) Go running.
(d) Get coffee.

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

5. Who is taken by the police during the robbery in Chapter 1?
(a) James.
(b) Hollis.
(c) Sonny.
(d) Major.

6. In literature, what is the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?
(a) Conflict.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

7. Who stops Alfred to question him in Chapter 5?
(a) His father.
(b) Two policemen.
(c) The school principal.
(d) James.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Alfred is told by the boys on his stoop that he has until how long to decide whether to help them in Chapter 8?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

14. To what location does Alfred go to look for James after the robbery in Chapter 1?
(a) The cave.
(b) The garden.
(c) The tree.
(d) The pond.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who questions about why Alfred is in such a good mood in the morning in Chapter 9?

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

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

4. When Alfred returns home in Chapter 6, who questions him regarding his whereabouts and asks if he has been out all night?

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

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