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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alfred's new friends explain to him that the fight was called off because Donatelli didn't want what in Chapter 7?
(a) The fight to go beyond three rounds.
(b) To be late for a date.
(c) Willie to be injured.
(d) Too much fame.

2. There are three people on Alfred's stoop when he arrives home in Chapter 7. Who are they?
(a) Mr. Donatelli, Bud, and James.
(b) Major, Sonny, and Hollis.
(c) Mr. Donatelli, Denny, and Bud.
(d) James, Henry, and Sonny.

3. Who stops Alfred to question him in Chapter 5?
(a) His father.
(b) James.
(c) Two policemen.
(d) The school principal.

4. Alfred says that he wants to be a champion, and Donatelli points out that he has to start by being what in Chapter 3?
(a) A positive thinker.
(b) A bully.
(c) A contender.
(d) Religious.

5. In Chapter 7, Alfred greets people on his way home, following the example of some great boxers who were "men enough to be" what?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Children.
(c) Angry.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what kind of store does Alfred work?

2. Who is going to be out that night, spurring Alfred to go in Chapter 10?

3. What does Alfred remember on his way home that he wishes he could warn his best friend about in Chapter 1?

4. Donatelli has high hopes pinned on his fighter, which is whom, in Chapter 7?

5. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Madison Square Garden in Chapter 7? What are Alfred's impressions?

2. How does Alfred's relationship with Henry develop in Chapter 7?

3. What does Alfred recall about his childhood and James in Chapter 7?

4. How does the author show the differences of the world of television from Alfred's life in Chapter 2?

5. What does Alfred encounter when he enters Donatelli's gym in the beginning of Chapter 6? How does the gym differ from the society in which Alfred lives?

6. Describe the character of Alfred in Chapter 1. Where does Alfred live and what does the exposition reveal about his history?

7. How does Donatelli evaluate Alfred in Chapter 3? What does he ask Alfred?

8. Who encounters Alfred and encourages him to stay at the gym in Chapter 6? What does this character tell him?

9. What is juxtaposed against Alfred's home life in Chapter 4? What contrast is illustrated?

10. What do Major and his gang tell Alfred when he arrives home in Chapter 8? What is Alfred's response?

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