Amigo Brothers--Plot Structure

Who is not a main character in the story?

• The referee

• Antonio

• Felix

Which best describes the setting of the story?

• New York City

• The boxing ring

• Puerto Rico

Why do Antonio and Felix have to fight each other?

• They don't like each other

• To see who will represent their club in the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament

• To see who will represent their school at the state championship

Which describes the conflict of the story?

• Two best friends can't decide if they want to fight each other

• Two best friends must fight each other for the boxing championship title

• Two best friends help each other in dealing with family issues

Since both boys want to win, what do they decide to do?

• They decide to train together for the fight.

• They agree they have to fight like they are strangers.

• They decide to end their friendship.

"Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas were both seventeen years old. They had been best friends for so long they felt like brothers. They lived in the same apartment house on the Lower East Side of Manhattan." Which part of the plot is this?

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Exposition

Which detail is NOT part of the rising action of the story?

• The descriptions of all three rounds of the boxing match.

• Antonio and Felix think about how they need to knock each other out.

• The boys leave the boxing ring together.

• Antonio and Felix decide to fight like strangers.

What is the climax of the story?

• The boys decide to fight like strangers.

• The boys continue to fight after the last bell rings.

• The boys fought so hard they almost knocked each other out.

Which describes the story's resolution?

• Antonio and Felix fight each other in the division finals

• There is no resolution since we don't know who won the fight.

• Felix hits Antonio for the first time

• Both boxers leave the ring, not caring who won

What is the theme (the message or lesson) of "Amigo Brothers?"