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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alfred remember on his way home that he wishes he could warn his best friend about in Chapter 1?
(a) The bulletproof windows.
(b) The shotgun under the counter.
(c) The silent alarm.
(d) The security cameras.

2. Where is Alfred going with his cousins and aunt in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Church.
(b) A diner.
(c) The park.
(d) The grocery store.

3. What caused the limp that Henry has in the novel?
(a) Polio.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Syphillis.
(d) AIDS.

4. At what kind of store does Alfred work?
(a) Clothing store.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Toy store.
(d) Electronics store.

5. When Alfred returns home in Chapter 6, who questions him regarding his whereabouts and asks if he has been out all night?
(a) Major.
(b) Henry.
(c) James.
(d) Pearl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an act that looks appealing to an individual?

2. When Alfred was young, he and his friend imagined being wrestlers. Who was Alfred going to be?

3. Who cheers Alfred on as he runs in the morning in Chapter 9?

4. In literature, what is the inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces?

5. The man from downstairs offers Alfred some advice, telling him to begin with what in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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