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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the end of "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen," Josh questions if what is really the answer?
(a) Hummus.
(b) Salad.
(c) Truth.
(d) Basketball.

3. Who kissed JB in Sunday School, according to the narrator in "JB and I"?
(a) Kim Bazemore.
(b) Jenny Laughton.
(c) Mary Short.
(d) Alexis.

4. In "Basketball Rule #1" the narrator says, "In this game of life, your family is" what?
(a) "The ball."
(b) "The court."
(c) "The hoop."
(d) "The fans."

5. The narrator of "Josh Bell" says that he is the next "Kevin Durant, LeBron" and who?
(a) "Magic Johnson."
(b) "Kobe Bryant."
(c) "Chris Paul."
(d) "Michael Jordan."

6. What does the narrator say the only thing his brother loves more than basketball is in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Running.
(c) Betting.
(d) Singing.

7. What word is extended downward on the page in the poem "Showoff"?
(a) "Sinks."
(b) "Tumbles."
(c) "Falls."
(d) "Down."

8. How does the narrator's father respond when he is asked if he misses playing basketball in "Conversation"?
(a) "Like I miss your mother."
(b) "Like the moon misses the sun."
(c) "Like jazz misses Charlie Parker."
(d) "Like jazz misses Dizzy."

9. What does the narrator of the poem "Josh Bell" refer to as his "claim to fame"?
(a) "Filthy McNasty."
(b) "Da Man."
(c) "JB."
(d) "007-Ove."

10. What is the name of the girl that Josh talks to on the phone in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?
(a) Alexis.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jessica.

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

12. What does Jordan insist that everyone call him, according to the narrator in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Filthy McNasty.
(c) JB.
(d) J.

13. What does the narrator's mother compare his father with in the poem "Josh Bell"?
(a) "A pickup truck."
(b) "An ol' Chevette."
(c) "A red Corvette."
(d) "A magnolia tree."

14. What time is it when a cop pulls over Josh's dad in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?
(a) 5:28 p.m.
(b) 4:45 p.m.
(c) 5:44 p.m.
(d) 5:35 p.m.

15. What is the narrator's Number 2 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."
(b) "They make me feel like a king."
(c) "No one else on the team has them."
(d) "They remind me of my father."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Josh say he wants to attend college in "JB and I"?

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

3. What does Josh have a book report due tomorrow on in "Second-Person"?

4. Where does the narrator say JB wants to attend college in "JB and I"?

5. Where does Josh say his father played basketball in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?

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