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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 Alfred's cousin who attends college?
(a) Spoon.
(b) Red.
(c) Jeff.
(d) Bud.

2. Alfred spends the afternoon with what uncle who advises him to start thinking about his future in Chapter 4?
(a) Boone.
(b) Denny.
(c) Griffin.
(d) Wilson.

3. When was author Robert Lipsyte born?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1919.

4. Alfred's boss tells him that he should quit boxing because times are different now, and boxers what?
(a) Are viewed differently by society.
(b) Rarely make it big.
(c) Get injured more often.
(d) Don't get any women.

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

6. 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) Joe Louis Arena.
(b) Madison Square Garden.
(c) Atlantic City.
(d) HP Pavilion.

7. Who is going to be out that night, spurring Alfred to go in Chapter 10?
(a) James.
(b) Willie Streeter.
(c) Mr. Donatelli.
(d) Denny.

8. Before he goes to sleep in Chapter 4, Alfred sets his alarm for what time?
(a) 7:15 a.m.
(b) 4:45 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

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

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

11. Who stops the fight in Chapter 7?
(a) Bud.
(b) Willie Streeter.
(c) Mr. Donatelli.
(d) Alfred.

12. To what arena does Alfred go to see the fight in Chapter 7?
(a) HP Pavilion.
(b) Madison Square Garden.
(c) The United Center.
(d) Rogers Arena.

13. Alfred hears music from what instrument before the fight in Chapter 7?
(a) An organ.
(b) A tuba.
(c) A harp.
(d) A guitar.

14. In Chapter 6, Alfred bounces up the stairs to the gym and he doesn't see Mr. Donatelli or whom?
(a) James.
(b) Bud.
(c) Red.
(d) Henry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Alfred says that he wants to be a champion, and Donatelli points out that he has to start by being what in Chapter 3?

2. Who does Alfred turn and see standing by the church door in Chapter 4?

3. Who is taken by the police during the robbery in Chapter 1?

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

5. How old is the character of Alfred at the beginning of the novel?

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