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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character shows Alfred how to do sit-ups properly in Chapter 6?
(a) Bud.
(b) Denny.
(c) Red.
(d) Major.

2. Who threatens to give Alfred a squealer's scar in Chapter 8?
(a) Major.
(b) Sonny.
(c) Red.
(d) Hollis.

3. Who taunts Alfred for being so dressed in Chapter 8?
(a) Sonny.
(b) Major.
(c) James.
(d) Hollis.

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

5. How many cousins does Alfred live with, in addition to his aunt?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

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

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

8. Everyone who works at the arena in Chapter 7 seems to be what?
(a) Happy.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Scowling.
(d) On heroin.

9. Who hands Alfred a ticket to the fight that night in Chapter 6?
(a) Mr. Donatelli.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Bud.
(d) Denny.

10. Who had decided that he and Alfred were going to be wrestlers after he found a boxing and wrestling magazine on the street in Chapter 7?
(a) Sonny.
(b) James.
(c) Hollis.
(d) Henry.

11. There are three people on Alfred's stoop when he arrives home in Chapter 7. Who are they?
(a) Major, Sonny, and Hollis.
(b) James, Henry, and Sonny.
(c) Mr. Donatelli, Bud, and James.
(d) Mr. Donatelli, Denny, and Bud.

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

13. Where did Robert Lipsyte grow up?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Queens, New York.
(d) Miami, Florida.

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

15. Where is Alfred supposed to be going in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The movies.
(b) School.
(c) The police station.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alfred hears music from what instrument before the fight in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 2, when Alfred leaves the apartment, a boy tells him that Sonny and who are looking for him?

3. In Chapter 1, James's friends taunt Alfred about his job, saying that he works like a slave for who?

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

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

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