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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Josh say he made on his vocabulary test in "Too Good"?
(a) A+.
(b) A-.
(c) B-.
(d) B+.

2. How is JB described in "After"?
(a) "Bandaged and hurt."
(b) "Volcanic and weighty."
(c) "Solemn and wounded."
(d) "Piercing and ominous."

3. What does the coach tell the team they need to work on in "At Practice"?
(a) Their free throws.
(b) Their defense.
(c) Their mental game.
(d) Their offense.

4. Who are the narrator's favorite rappers who have dreadlocks in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) Kanye West, Eminem, and The Noorious B.I.G.
(b) Tupac, Lil Wayne, and Dr. Dre.
(c) Jay Z, Drake, and Dr. Dre.
(d) Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Wale.

5. What team does Josh describe having just beaten in "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen"?
(a) St. Francis.
(b) Sam Ellison.
(c) Independence.
(d) Olive Branch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musician does the narrator describe listening to with his father in "How I Got My Nickname"?

2. What kind of job has Josh's dad been given an offer for in "I Run into Dad's Room"?

3. In a simile in the poem "The Nosebleed Section," the narrator describes his mother popping up like what in the stands?

4. What does Josh compare Vondie's girlfriend's butt to in "Even Vondie"?

5. What basketball camp did JB's girlfriend go to, according to the narrator in "Things I Learn at Dinner"?

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