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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In literature, what conflicts occur when a character is in disagreement with him or herself?
(a) Relational conflicts.
(b) External conflicts.
(c) Internal conflicts.
(d) Character conflicts.

2. What profession did Robert Lipsyte's father hold?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Boxer.
(c) School principal.
(d) Dentist.

3. Where did Robert Lipsyte grow up?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) Miami, Florida.
(c) Queens, New York.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

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

5. Alfred dropped out of school in what grade?
(a) 8th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 11th.
(d) 5th.

6. Whom does Alfred wish would run with him in the mornings in Chapter 10?
(a) Sonny.
(b) Bud.
(c) James.
(d) Pearl.

7. The Reverend tells Alfred's aunt that Alfred's boxing is what in Chapter 10?
(a) A lifelong obsession.
(b) A passing phase.
(c) A link to drugs.
(d) A dangerous activity.

8. When the fight begins in Chapter 7, who is obviously a crowd favorite?
(a) Mr. Donatelli.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Willie Streeter.
(d) Bud.

9. Whom does Alfred thank for helping him the night he was beat up in Chapter 7?
(a) James.
(b) Major.
(c) Henry.
(d) Mr. Donatelli.

10. The man who approaches Alfred at the gym in Chapter 6 is what from downstairs?
(a) A barber.
(b) A bartender.
(c) A salesman.
(d) A dentist.

11. Who hands Alfred a ticket to the fight that night in Chapter 6?
(a) Mr. Donatelli.
(b) Bud.
(c) Denny.
(d) Pearl.

12. Who cheers Alfred on as he runs in the morning in Chapter 9?
(a) Pearl.
(b) James.
(c) The cops.
(d) Mr. Donatelli.

13. In what neighborhood of New York does Alfred live?
(a) Bronx.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Harlem.

14. What is the name of Alfred's cousin who attends college?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Bud.
(c) Spoon.
(d) Red.

15. To what arena does Alfred go to see the fight in Chapter 7?
(a) Madison Square Garden.
(b) The United Center.
(c) Rogers Arena.
(d) HP Pavilion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the limp that Henry has in the novel?

2. Alfred's new friends explain to him that the fight was called off because Donatelli didn't want what in Chapter 7?

3. Alfred learns that who used to train as a boxer in Chapter 10?

4. With whom does James go to rob the store in Chapter 1?

5. Who stops the fight in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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