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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What profession did Robert Lipsyte's mother hold?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Banker.
2. Whom does Alfred thank for helping him the night he was beat up in Chapter 7?
(a) Major.
(b) Mr. Donatelli.
(c) Henry.
(d) James.
3. In literature, what conflicts arise from obstacles located outside the protagonist including nature, the supernatural, or society?
(a) External conflicts.
(b) Character conflicts.
(c) Internal conflicts.
(d) Adjunct conflicts.
4. Where does Alfred go to find his friend in Chapter 1?
(a) The orphanage.
(b) A clubhouse.
(c) The police station.
(d) Church.
5. Who cheers Alfred on as he runs in the morning in Chapter 9?
(a) The cops.
(b) Mr. Donatelli.
(c) James.
(d) Pearl.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Alfred leave the apartment to do in the morning in Chapter 5?
2. In what neighborhood of New York does Alfred live?
3. Where did Robert Lipsyte grow up?
4. When was author Robert Lipsyte born?
5. Who questions about why Alfred is in such a good mood in the morning in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Alfred begin his workout at the gym in Chapter 6? What other trainers does he interact with?
2. How does Alfred's relationship with Henry develop in Chapter 7?
3. How is Alfred's morning run described in the beginning of Chapter 9? What does he reveal to his aunt?
4. How does Donatelli evaluate Alfred in Chapter 3? What does he ask Alfred?
5. How is the fight described in Chapter 7?
6. What is juxtaposed against Alfred's home life in Chapter 4? What contrast is illustrated?
7. What does Alfred encounter when he enters Donatelli's gym in the beginning of Chapter 6? How does the gym differ from the society in which Alfred lives?
8. Who encounters Alfred and encourages him to stay at the gym in Chapter 6? What does this character tell him?
9. What is Aunt Pearl's reaction to Alfred's news of training as a boxer in Chapter 9?
10. Discuss the conflicts in Chapter 6. What does Alfred learn from them?
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