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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Alfred's aunt decide to talk to about Alfred's boxing in Chapter 9?
(a) The preacher.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her husband.
(d) The neighbor.

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

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

6. In Chapter 7, Alfred greets people on his way home, following the example of some great boxers who were "men enough to be" what?
(a) Children.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Women.

7. In Chapter 2, Alfred wishes he could just stay in his bed until he is 18 when he can go do what?
(a) Become a truck driver.
(b) Buy cigarettes.
(c) Join the Army.
(d) Go to college.

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

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

10. What is Henry's last name in the novel?
(a) Brooks.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Streeter.
(d) Donatelli.

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

12. Who have gone away on a break, leaving Alfred alone at the apartment in Chapter 10?
(a) His mother and aunt.
(b) His mother and step-father.
(c) His brother and father.
(d) His aunt and cousins.

13. Who is Alfred waiting for in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Hollis.
(b) Major.
(c) James.
(d) Sonny.

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

15. Where did Robert Lipsyte attend college?
(a) New York University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Rutgers University.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many cousins does Alfred live with, in addition to his aunt?

3. In literature, what conflicts arise from obstacles located outside the protagonist including nature, the supernatural, or society?

4. At what time does Donatelli tell Alfred he will have to be in bed at night in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 6, Alfred bounces up the stairs to the gym and he doesn't see Mr. Donatelli or whom?

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