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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Josh describe his father playing with his brothers in "Santa Claus Stops By"?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Poker.
(c) Dominoes.
(d) Spades.

2. Who is JB and Josh's team set to play next week in "Article #1 in the Daily News (December 14)"?
(a) The Independence Red Rockets.
(b) The Olive Branch Wildcats.
(c) The Cook County Patriots.
(d) The St. Matthews Middle Giants.

3. What musician does the narrator describe listening to with his father in "How I Got My Nickname"?
(a) Horace Silver.
(b) Charlie Parker.
(c) Miles Davis.
(d) Louis Armstrong.

4. What is the second word that extends downward on the page in the poem "Fast Break"?
(a) "Landing."
(b) "Kerplunk."
(c) "Shooting."
(d) "Down."

5. How does the narrator of "Josh Bell" describe his hair in the poem?
(a) Purple.
(b) Short.
(c) Green.
(d) Long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from "Dribbling" is spaced out across the page of the poem?

2. What is "your heart" in the metaphor made by the narrator in "Basketball Rule #1"?

3. What is the first line in the poem "Mom, Since You Asked, I'll Tell You Why I'm So Angry"?

4. Whom does Josh say JB is too shy to talk to in "Ironic"?

5. What was the bet between Jordan and his father on that the narrator describes in "Jordan Bell"?

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