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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alfred's opponent in Chapter 16 is too __________ for Alfred?

2. What is the outcome of the fight in Chapter 19?

3. What drug does Alfred partake of at the clubhouse in Chapter 11?

4. At Donatelli's, Alfred hands over what upon request in Chapter 14?

5. Alfred's opponent in Chapter 18 goes after Alfred's arms and what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Alfred fight in his second fight in Chapter 16? How does the fight begin?

2. With whom does Alfred fight in Chapter 18? How does the fight begin and end?

3. What leads to Alfred's lapse in training in Chapter 12? What does he do instead?

4. How does Alfred feel after his night out in Chapter 12? When does he wake up?

5. How does Alfred feel about Spoon and his neighborhood in Chapter 14? What does Spoon represent to Alfred?

6. How is Alfred's last fight described in Chapter 19? How does Alfred feel about the outcome?

7. What exchange does Alfred have with Aunt Pearl in Chapter 15?

8. What leads up to Alfred's drinking at the clubhouse in Chapter 11?

9. What information does Aunt Pearl reveal to Alfred when he returns home in Chapter 20?

10. How does the fight end in Chapter 14? How does Alfred feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss conflict in the novel. What are the different types of conflict and how are each illustrated in Chapter 8? What internal conflicts does Alfred face? What are relational conflicts in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the characters of Henry, Bud and Red in the novel. How does Alfred relate to each of these characters? What is symbolic about the relationships of the characters? How do these relationships evolve?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the setting and protagonist of the novel. Where in Harlem does Alfred live? How is the setting described? How old is Alfred? What does the exposition reveal about Alfred's past and his family?

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