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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession did Robert Lipsyte's mother hold?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Banker.

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

3. When Alfred returns home in Chapter 6, who questions him regarding his whereabouts and asks if he has been out all night?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Henry.
(c) Major.
(d) James.

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

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

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

7. 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) James.
(b) Henry.
(c) Hollis.
(d) Sonny.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What is the name of Alfred's boss at his job?
(a) Mr. Streeter.
(b) Mr. Epstein.
(c) Mr. Brooks.
(d) Mr Johnson.

14. Alfred finds out that the fight was called off against whose wishes in Chapter 7?
(a) Willie Streeter's.
(b) Mr. Donatelli's.
(c) Bud's.
(d) The referee's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops the fight in Chapter 7?

2. The boys on Alfred's stoop in Chapter 8 tell him they want him to do what?

3. What is the name of Alfred's cousin who attends college?

4. What is the name of Mr. Donatelli's assistant in the novel?

5. Before he goes to sleep in Chapter 4, Alfred sets his alarm for what time?

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