"Amigo Brothers"

1. Antonio and Felix think of themselves as brothers because they

• look alike.
• are very close friends.
• have similar boxing styles.
• come from the same neighborhood.

2. Antonio and Felix decide to stay apart before the match because they want to

• end their friendship.
• work out with stronger partners.
• develop their fight strategies in secret.
• concentrate on winning.

3. After watching the movie The Champion, Felix feels

• relaxed.
• depressed.
• excited.
• worried.

4. Antonio and Felix continue to fight after the final bell because

• they are angry with each other.
• each wants the other to give up.
• only a knockout will satisfy them.
• they are completely absorbed in the fight.

5. Before their match, Felix and Antonio agree to

• take it easy on each other.
• try to fight to a draw, or tie.
• hug each other after the match.
• fight as if they don't know each other.

6. At first, Antonio's and Felix's worries about their match are based on concerns that

• it will mean the end of their friendship.
• their friendship will affect the way they fight.
• they know each other's strengths too well.
• they might be out of shape.

7. Each of the boxers wants to score a quick knockout because that would

• impress the crowd.
• save his friend some pain.
• be the only fair way to win the fight.
• be the best way

8. During the fight, both boxers

• pull punches to keep from hurting each other.
• wish they'd never agreed to the fight.
• fight to the best of their ability.
• take pleasure in hurting each other.

9. The fight proved that

• a long reach is better than a strong punch.
• these two fighters should never have been put in the same ring.
• fighters who grow up together will use the same strategies.
• these two fighters were very evenly matched.

10. When the two fighters rushed toward each other after the fight, the people in the crowd

• feared they were planning to fight to the death.
• smiled in relief that the two were still friends.
• sat at the edges of their seats wondering who was the winner.
• ran into the ring to pull them apart.