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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which answer best describes how Mr. Donatelli wants Alfred to deal with the crowd at his first fight?

Play up to them and try to get them on his side.

Ignore them because they don’t care about him and only want to see pain and blood.

Ignore them because they are rooting for his opponent.

Listen to them and do what they want him to do.

2.

What adjective best describes how Alfred feels as he walks up the steps to Donatelli’s Gym for the first time?

Exhausted.

Scared.

Confident.

Happy.

3.

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

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

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

4.

Why does Jeff say that Alfred has changed?

Alfred is stronger and in better shape than Jeff has ever seen him before.

Alfred insults Jeff, and is mean to him while Jeff is driving him home.

Alfred is not as negative about everything as he used to be.

Alfred argues with Jeff’s father, Uncle Wilson, during Thanksgiving dinner.

5.

How does Alfred feel as he walks home after refusing to help Major try to rob Epsteins’ a second time?

Like he has let Major down because he is a coward.

Relieved that Major let him go without cutting him.

Like he has just won a boxing match at the Garden.

Afraid that Major and his friends will beat him up again.

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