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

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

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

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

5. Alfred dropped out of school in what grade?
(a) 5th.
(b) 11th.
(c) 9th.
(d) 8th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Alfred going with his cousins and aunt in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

3. What caused the limp that Henry has in the novel?

4. Who said that if Alfred came back he might as well see what he came back for in Chapter 6?

5. Who does Alfred's aunt decide to talk to about Alfred's boxing in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who intercepts Alfred on his way home following the robbery in Chapter 1? What news does Alfred learn?

2. Discuss the conflicts in Chapter 6. What does Alfred learn from them?

3. How is the fight described in Chapter 7?

4. What is Aunt Pearl's reaction to Alfred's news of training as a boxer in Chapter 9?

5. Where does Alfred wake up after being beaten in Chapter 2? Who is with him?

6. How is Alfred's morning run described in the beginning of Chapter 9? What does he reveal to his aunt?

7. How does the author describe Alfred's first few weeks of training in Chapter 10? What does Aunt Pearl learn?

8. How does Alfred feel about the actions of James in Chapter 1? Why?

9. How does the author describe Madison Square Garden in Chapter 7? What are Alfred's impressions?

10. What do Major and his gang tell Alfred when he arrives home in Chapter 8? What is Alfred's response?

(see the answer keys)

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