Alfred's Info
What is Alfred's last name?
Brooks.
Where is James and Alfred's special spot?
The cave in the park.
Was Alfred a Contender in the end of the novel?
Yes.
True or False: Aunt Pearl was worried about Alfred boxing at first
True.
Who did Alfred work for?
The Epsteins.
How many matches does Alfred win?
Two.
What does Alfred realize about James at the party in the clubroom?
James has been doing drugs.
What is the setting of The Contender?(most of the time)
Harlem, NY.
What are some of Jeff's accomplishments?
Has traveled all over the country, scholarship to college, winning all the prizes at high school graduation, talking about joining the peace corps, voter registration school down South this summer
Why doesn't Alfred warn Major and his group about the alarm system?
He forgets about it.
How old is Alfred?
17.
Why does Spoon stop boxing?
Donatelli suggests he retires and goes to school instead.
Who is the author of The Contender?
Robert Lipstye.
How old was Alfred when his father left?
10.
What prevented Mr. Epstein from being a champion boxer?
His skin cut too easily.
Who did Alfred first fight with?
Rivera.
What is Jelly Belly's limitations as a boxer?
He cannot control how much he eats.
Describe the cave in two key words:
small/cramped, hidden/secret
What are the names of Aunt Pearls daughters?
Charlene, Sandra, and Paula.
Where is Alfred supposed to be in chapter one?
The movies.
What grade did Alfred drop out of school?
11th.
What is Jelly Belly's birth name?
Horace Marshall Davenport, Jr.
What does it mean to be a "contender"?
To get knocked down and get back up again. To experience failure and persevere.
What happened to Alfred's mother?
She died of pneumonia in the city hospital.
What happens to James at the end of the book?
He cuts his arm badly after he smashes the glass out of Epstein's store, trying to rob the place.
He agrees to let Alfred get him help.