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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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

Happy.

Scared.

Exhausted.

Confident.

2.

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

Angry.

Worried.

Happy.

Uninterested.

3.

What reason other than to keep Willie Streeter from being injured further does Mr. Donatelli have for stopping the fight at the Garden?

To keep Willie from looking like a coward.

Willie decided that he wanted to give up.

He was angry that Willie wasn’t listening to his instructions.

He knew that Willie had no chance of winning.

4.

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

Because he has a lot of extra tickets.

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.

5.

Why did Mr. Donatelli tell Spoon it was time to retire, even though he was winning his fights?

He could see that Spoon had gone as far as he could go.

He thought Spoon was taking too much punishment in the ring.

He could see that Spoon had lost his interest in boxing.

He had other, better fighters that he needed to work with.

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