| A | B |
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| Why is Willie mad that Mr. Donatelli stopped the fight? | He thinks he could have won. |
| What does "Spoon" do for a living? | substitute teacher |
| Why did Spoon stop boxing? | Mr. Donatelli told him he didn't have a future in boxing. |
| What do Major, Sonny & Hollis ask Alfred to do when they run into him outside of Madison Square Garden? | Disable the alarm so they can rob the store. |
| Why is Alfred proud of how he handles Major, Sonny & Hollis? | He tells them he won't disable the alarm and walks away from them. |
| How does the attitude of the police officers change when they see Alfred running in the park as the novel goes on? | The police officers start supporting him instead of laughing at him. |
| Hoe does Aunt Paerl feel about Alfred becoming a boxer? | She is worried that he will get hurt. |
| What happens when Alfred goes to the clubroom after working out at the gym. | Alfred is geeting down on himself because he doesn't feel loke he is progressing. He gets drunk. |
| What does Alfred learn after geeting drunk at the clubroom? | He can't drink and do drugs if he wants to continue to train as a boxer. |
| How does Major obtain his new white Cadillac? | He steals it. |
| How does Lou Epstein know Bud the boxing trainer? | He used to box. |
| How does the crowd make the boxing match harder for Alfred. | The crowd makes him lose focus. |
| What happens to Alfred as he wins the boxing match? | He gets hit in the groin and has the air knocked out of him. |
| What did Aunt Pearl want to do when she was young? | She wanted to sing. |
| Why doesn't Aunt Pearl forbid Alfred from boxing? | Her mother kept her from singing- she doesn't want to take boxing away from Alfred. |
| How does Alfred feel about his knockout ? | He feels bad that he hurt someone. |
| What do Harold & Lynn suggest that Alfred do to help his community? | They suggest that he work at a recreation center. |
| What does Alfred plan to do to better his life? | Alfred is going to night school. |
| What happens when Alfred runs into James at the end of Chapter 17? | He learns that james has a bad drug problem. |
| Why does Mr. Donatelli want Alfred to retire? | He feels that Alfred doesn't want to hurt the people he is fighting. |
| Why dies Alfred want to have one more fight? | To prove that he is not a quitter because he has never finished anything. |
| Why did Henry buy Alfred his boxing robe? | He was the first fighter he had ever trained. |
| Why doesn't Donatelli want Alfred to fight Hubbard? | Hubbard could seriously hurt Alfred. |
| Why do Hubbard & Alfred hug at the end of their match? | Hubbard was impressed with how hard Alfred fought. |
| Why is Mr. Donatelli proud of Alfred? | He did not give up. |
| Why do the police visit Alfred's house? | James broke into Epsteins store and the police know Alfred & James are friends. |
| How does Alfred plan to help James? | He is going to help him with school and going to the gym. He wants to help rehabilitate him. |
| What is a contender? | a person who struggles in opposition, a person who competes |
