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He waited on the stoop until twilight, pretending to watch the sun melt into the dirty gray harlem sky. In this the contender comprehension check worksheet, high schoolers respond to 10 short answer questions regarding chapter 4 of the contender by robert lipsyte in order to help them better. Book one begins in june of 1925, at a beachfront hotel on the french riviera, near the city of cannes. The camp of buna looks almost deserted when they arrive. Why is alfred nervous about going into work the next day. The contender, by robert lipsyte rising action 3 resolution alfred goes to the gym, and meets mr. Choose from 500 different sets of the contender chapter 4 flashcards on quizlet. Chapters 10 and 11 worksheet is suitable for 10th 11th grade. Answer the following questions in a complete sentence, being as precise and detailed as possible.
Lipsyte presents two public speakers early in the chapter. In this lesson, well look at the characters in the book and a brief summary. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in night, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. In the harlem renaissance, marcus garvey and alaine locke created the image of the new negro and supported the rebirth of the black race. The contender 3 is a reality television show based on the sport of boxing, but with an element of the super middleweight competitors lives and relationships with each other within the shows living quarters, based in pasadena, california. As major did in the clubroom in the first chapter, the speaker taunts alfred for trying to fit into. As a reporter and sportswriter, lipsyte is familiar with the sounds of harlem and of boxing in the 1960s. In the ring, alfred is intimidated by joes muscular appearance. Alfred pushes his body to the limit by training under him. Cars cruised through the garbage and broken glass, older guys showing off their friday night girls.
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