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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Mr. Donatelli think that Alfred should retire after his third fight?

He isn’t following instructions, and Donatelli won’t train him anymore.

He doesn’t enjoy fighting and lacks the ‘killer instinct.’

He has a ‘glass jaw’ and will never win another fight.

He isn’t getting any better and is wasting his time.

2.

How does Aunt Pearl feel when Alfred tells her he is training to be a boxer?

Angry.

Worried.

Uninterested.

Happy.

3.

What does Lou Epstein tell Alfred when he finds him shadowboxing in the back room?

Try something safer, like baseball.

Forget boxing, because even a good fighter can’t make a living.

Watch out for Donatelli, he’s a crook.

Get back to work.

4.

Why did Mr. Donatelli tell Spoon it was time to retire, even though he was winning his fights?

He had other, better fighters that he needed to work with.

He could see that Spoon had gone as far as he could go.

He could see that Spoon had lost his interest in boxing.

He thought Spoon was taking too much punishment in the ring.

5.

Why does Mr. Donatelli tell Alfred to go to Dr. Corey’s office to get a custom mouthpiece?

Alfred is ready to start sparring with fighters at the gym.

Alfred is ready to start fighting real opponents.

Alfred needs to learn how to breathe with a mouthpiece in his mouth.

Everyone who trains at Donatelli’s gym has to have one and Alfred hasn’t got his yet.

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