Read the following excerpt from the selection: The cheering of the crowd shook the window panes of the old buildings surrounding Tompkins Square Park. Why does the author include this description?

In the story, the author describes Antonio as fair, lean, and lanky (with hair that covers his eyes), while Felix is described as dark, short and husky. What is the author's MAIN goal of providing these differing descriptions?

Which of the following contributes most to the conflict in the selection?

What is the reason the author sprinkled Spanish slang throughout the story?

After Felix suggested that the two NOT see each other until the boxing match, Antonio scratched his nose pensively. What do you think "pensively" means?

Identify the genre of the story.

The morning of the fight was a beehive of activity. What type of figurative language is being used here?

Read the following excerpt from the selection: Antonio crossed himself. Felix did the same. This best helps illustrate Antonio and Felix’s WHAT?

Read the following excerpt from the selection: “We gotta be like two heavy strangers that want the same thing and only one can have it.” What type of figurative language is being used in this line from paragraph 21?

According to the reading, why does Antonio sit in his corner and smile at everyone in between the rounds (during the boxing match)?

In paragraph 17, the author uses the idiom “fair and square” to mean —

Read the following excerpt from the selection: BONG! BONG! ROUND ONE. Pick the figurative language that is being used here.

What is the significance of winning the Golden Gloves tournament?