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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Mr. Donatelli leave Alfred a ticket for the fight at the Garden?

So that he can see what he will be training for.

So that Alfred can keep Henry company.

So that Alfred can help clean up after the fight.

Because he has a lot of extra tickets.

2.

Why does Alfred refuse to rob Epsteins’ store with James, Major, and the other boys?

The Epsteins gave him a job when no one else would and he likes them.

He is afraid that the Epsteins will know it was him and have him arrested.

He has something else that he has to do.

The Epsteins empty the cash draw every night so there will be no money there to steal.

3.

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

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

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

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

Relieved that Major let him go without cutting him.

4.

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

Get back to work.

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.

5.

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

Angry.

Happy.

Worried.

Uninterested.

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