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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the narrator's father's name?
(a) JB.
(b) James.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Jerry.
2. What does Josh have a book report due tomorrow on in "Second-Person"?
(a) The Tipping Point.
(b) The Giver.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) 1984.
3. What book does Josh see an old man reading in "Third Wheel"?
(a) The Tipping Point.
(b) The Giver.
(c) 1984.
(d) To Have and Have Not.
4. What word is extended downward on the page in the poem "Showoff"?
(a) "Falls."
(b) "Tumbles."
(c) "Down."
(d) "Sinks."
5. What does the narrator say the only thing his brother loves more than basketball is in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) Running.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Betting.
Short Answer Questions
1. "35-18" is described as the final score of what game in the poem with the same name?
2. Where does Josh say his father played basketball in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?
3. What team does Josh describe having just beaten in "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen"?
4. What word in the poem "Filthy McNasty" is extended downward on the page?
5. How many points does Josh describe scoring at the pickup game at the Rec in "Conversation"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the careers of Josh's parents described in the narrative?
2. How did Josh Bell get his nickname? What is the significance of Josh's nickname?
3. What are some examples of stylistic choices made by the author in the poem "Dribbling"?
4. What literary device stand out the most in the poem "Showoff"? What are examples?
5. How does Josh define "irony" in "Ironic"? How does he apply irony to his life?
6. What metaphors are seen in "Basketball Rule #1"?
7. How does Josh's father respond to Josh's concerns about JB in the second poem titled "Conversation" in "Second Quarter"?
8. What does Coach Hawkins have his team do in "At Practice"? Why?
9. What differences does Josh describe between him and his brother in "JB and I"?
10. How does Josh describe his brother in "Jordan Bell"?
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