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What is the significance of winning the Golden Gloves tournament?
It marks the amateur boxer's track to becoming professionals
Young boxers are able to endorse products.
Young boxers are able to gain access to top-notch trainers.
The young boxers are able to win money so they become pros.
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?
to make the story be more realistic
like any story, to provide an image of the characters
to provide a contrast between the main characters
to make the story more authentic
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?
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
personification
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?
lightly or softly
quickly yet focused
slowly yet focused
with deep, serious thought
What is the reason the author sprinkled Spanish slang throughout the story?
to make Spanish-speaking readers feel included
to force readers to use context clues to understand the text
to confuse the readers
to maintain a sense of authenticity
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?
To illustrate the architecture of the South Bronx
all of the selections are correct
To illustrate the seismic activity in the area
To illustrate the loudness of the crowd’s cheering
Read the following excerpt from the selection: Antonio crossed himself. Felix did the same. This best helps illustrate Antonio and Felix’s WHAT?
the first and second selections are correct
religious faith
refusal to fight clean
distrust of each other
Read the following excerpt from the selection: BONG! BONG! ROUND ONE. Pick the figurative language that is being used here.
only onomatopoiea
onomatopoiea and alliteration
only alliteration
hyperbole
According to the reading, why does Antonio sit in his corner and smile at everyone in between the rounds (during the boxing match)?
All fighters do this when they are hurt
He is happy he is winning the fight
He is looking forward to the end of the fight
none of the above
Which of the following contributes most to the conflict in the selection?
The friendship between Antonio and Felix
Felix refusing to train with Antonio
none of the above
Antonio and Felix boxing each other
The morning of the fight was a beehive of activity. What type of figurative language is being used here?
personfication
onomatopoiea
metaphor
alliteration
Identify the genre of the story.
fantasy
fictional narrative
nonfictional narrative
historical fictional narrative
In paragraph 17, the author uses the idiom “fair and square” to mean —
to not let emotions get in the way of the boxing match
to play by the rules
to be as ready as possible for the match
to be respectful to each other
