The Contender Chapters 1-3

The protagonist in The Contender is:

• Major

• James

• Alfred

• Henry

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The setting of the story is:

• Brooklyn

• Harlem

• Manhattan

• Queens

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Alfred's best friend is:

• James

• Major

• Sonny

• Hollis

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Alfred works:

• in a gym

• in a grocery store

• in a hospital

• in a restaurant

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Alfred lives with:

• his mother

• his father

• his aunt

• his grandmother

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Alfred's father:

• is in prison

• is dead

• left him

• he doesn't know who he is

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Why do Major, Hollis, Sonny and James break into the Epstein's store?

• Alfred suggested it

• The Epstein's are Jewish and would be at Synagogue on a Friday night

• To get back at Alfred

• The Epsteins leave the door unlocked

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Why doesn't Alfred warn Major, Sonny, Hollis, and James about the alarm system?

• He wants them to get into trouble

• He does not know about the alarm system

• He forgets that they just installed it

• He does not think they will actually try to rob the store.

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What do Major and Hollis to do Alfred after James gets caught trying to rob the store?

• They make him disable the alarm

• They make him apologize to James

• They avoid him

• They beat him up

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Why does Alfred first think about going to the gym?

• Henry tells him about it.

• He sees Willie Streeter on TV

• Mr. Donatelli invites him.

• He wants to beat up Major and Hollis

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