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Amigo Brothers Test Date:

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“Amigo Brothers” by Piri Thomas

READING GUIDE – SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Directions: Answer each question in complete sentences.
1. What can you infer about the boys based on their dedication to boxing? What evidence
supports your ideas? Explain.
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2. On page 323, what external conflict is introduced in this part of the story?
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3. What dream do Antonio and Felix share?

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4. On page 325, what internal conflict do Tony and Felix each face before the fight?
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5. Look at the picture on page 325. Write a caption for this picture.
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6. Why are so many people in the neighborhood interested in watching the fight?
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7. The boys plan to train at different gyms and avoid seeing each other before the fight.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of their plan?

Advantages Disadvantages

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 8. Why is it harder for each of the boys to compete against each other than a stranger?
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9. This question has two parts. Answer Part One then answer Part Two.
Part One: Why do you think the author chooses not to tell you which of the two boys
won the fight?
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Part Two: What do you think the author is saying about winners and losers?
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10. Felix says that he and Antonio have to act like strangers when they box each other. Why
do they have to act that way? What inference can you draw from that statement?
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11. At the end of the boxing match, the narrator says that Felix and Antonio "would always
be champions to each other." What is the meaning of the statement?
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12. “It is not important if you win or lose but how you play the game.” Explain how this
statement relates to the story.
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