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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Too much fame.
(c) The fight to go beyond three rounds.
(d) Willie to be injured.

2. Who walks into the store and asks if Alfred is going to go to the gym in Chapter 5?
(a) Lynn.
(b) Lou.
(c) Henry.
(d) Harold.

3. The Reverend tells Alfred's aunt that Alfred's boxing is what in Chapter 10?
(a) A lifelong obsession.
(b) A dangerous activity.
(c) A passing phase.
(d) A link to drugs.

4. What day of the week is it in Chapter 4?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Friday.

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

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

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

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

9. What character harasses Alfred for wearing street clothes, even though he doesn't have anything else to wear while exercising, in Chapter 6?
(a) Bud.
(b) Major.
(c) Denny.
(d) Red.

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

11. Alfred learns that who used to train as a boxer in Chapter 10?
(a) Mr. Epstein.
(b) Mr. Donatelli.
(c) Bud.
(d) Pearl.

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

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

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

15. At what time does Donatelli tell Alfred he will have to get up daily in Chapter 3?
(a) 5:30 a.m.
(b) 4:00 a.m.
(c) 6:15 a.m.
(d) 7:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alfred was young, he and his friend imagined being wrestlers. Who was Alfred going to be?

2. In Chapter 7, Alfred greets people on his way home, following the example of some great boxers who were "men enough to be" what?

3. Who is going to be out that night, spurring Alfred to go in Chapter 10?

4. What is the name of Alfred's boss at his job?

5. Who intercepts Alfred as he heads home in Chapter 1 after the robbery happened?

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