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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Overtime".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Josh describes relatives visiting the hospital from how many states in "Santa Claus Stops By"?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

2. Why is Josh's father pulled over in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?
(a) Because he ran a stop sign.
(b) Because he ran a streetlight.
(c) Because of a broken taillight.
(d) Because he was speeding.

3. "Filthy McNasty" is described as being what mythical creature in the poem by the same name?
(a) "Manchild."
(b) "Cyclops."
(c) "Ogre."
(d) "Archangel."

4. What is the basketball compared to in a simile in the end of "Free Throws"?
(a) A bird.
(b) A star.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A cloud.

5. What do "true champions" learn to do, according to the narrator in "Basketball Rule #10"?
(a) "To focus on the game."
(b) "To dance through the storm."
(c) "To keep their eye on the ball."
(d) "To keep moving."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Vondie's mother work, according to the narrator in "Ironic"?

2. What is JB doing on his bunk when the phone rings in "As We're About to Leave for the Final Game"?

3. What does the postscript say in "Dear Jordan"?

4. What is the name of the team that Josh and JB play basketball for?

5. When did Kwame Alexander publish Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band?

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