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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. Who stops the fight in Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Donatelli.
(b) Bud.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Willie Streeter.

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

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

4. At what time does Donatelli tell Alfred he will have to be in bed at night in Chapter 3?
(a) 9:00 p.m.
(b) 8:15 p.m.
(c) 7:30 p.m.
(d) 10:30 p.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alfred turn and see standing by the church door in Chapter 4?

2. Alfred's boss tells him that he should quit boxing because times are different now, and boxers what?

3. Where is Alfred supposed to be going in the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. Who stops Alfred to question him in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alfred's training begin in Chapter 5? What leads to his dejection?

2. What does Alfred do when the boys go to rob the store in Chapter 1? Where and why does he go to look for James?

3. Where is Alfred in the beginning of Chapter 1? Where does he go to look for James? How does Alfred feel about James?

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

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

6. Describe the character of Alfred in Chapter 1. Where does Alfred live and what does the exposition reveal about his history?

7. How is the fight described in Chapter 7?

8. How does Alfred's relationship with Henry develop in Chapter 7?

9. What is juxtaposed against Alfred's home life in Chapter 4? What contrast is illustrated?

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

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