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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who comes to the gym and tells Alfred that he should join them that night in Chapter 10?
(a) Major.
(b) Sonny.
(c) James.
(d) Pearl.

3. Who does Alfred's aunt say has been arrested in Chapter 2?
(a) Hollis.
(b) James.
(c) Lou.
(d) Sonny.

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

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

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

7. At what kind of store does Alfred work?
(a) Electronics store.
(b) Clothing store.
(c) Toy store.
(d) Grocery store.

8. Who leaves the gym in shame after a confrontation in Chapter 6?
(a) Red.
(b) Lou.
(c) Henry.
(d) Bud.

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

10. In Chapter 6, Henry eventually shows up, telling Alfred that he had to go downtown to pick up something for whom?
(a) Denny.
(b) Major.
(c) Bud.
(d) Red.

11. Where does Alfred end up going for the first time in Chapter 2?
(a) The movies.
(b) Donatelli's gym.
(c) A car dealership.
(d) The library.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Alfred is told by the boys on his stoop that he has until how long to decide whether to help them in Chapter 8?

2. What character shows Alfred how to do sit-ups properly in Chapter 6?

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

4. What refers to an act that looks appealing to an individual?

5. Alfred goes into his apartment feeling what at the end of Chapter 8?

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