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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stylistic literary device is evident in the following phrase from "Showoff"? "... a sick slick sliding sweet seven-foot shot."
(a) Sonorance.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Alliteration.

2. What is the name of the team that Josh and JB play basketball for?
(a) The Clark County Cougars.
(b) The Indepdendence Badgers.
(c) The Reggie Lewis Wildcats.
(d) The Anderson Seahawks.

3. How many points does JB have in the game in "The Nosebleed Section"?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

4. Who does Josh describe making fun of on the bus in "I Don't Know"?
(a) Vondie.
(b) JB.
(c) Alexis.
(d) Clinton.

5. What word in the poem "Filthy McNasty" is extended downward on the page?
(a) "Squall."
(b) "Dunk."
(c) "Down."
(d) "Kerplunk."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is JB doing while Josh tries to talk to him in "Conversation"?

2. What does the coach tell the team they need to work on in "At Practice"?

3. What school has Josh's team just defeated in "Article #1 in the Daily News (December 14)"?

4. Why is Josh's father pulled over in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?

5. What does the narrator's mother compare the narrator with in the poem "Josh Bell"?

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