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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the court described as doing in the poem "The Last Shot"?

2. What does the postscript say in "Dear Jordan"?

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

4. What does the narrator describe his sweat doing in the poem "The Last Shot"?

5. For how many days does Josh say his father has been in the hospital in "Tanka for Language Arts Class"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Josh's father give him regarding JB in "The Nosebleed Section"?

2. What thoughts and emotions does Josh express in "Dear Jordan"?

3. How does the advice in "Basketball Rule #9" apply to life?

4. What are some of the questions that appear in the poem "Questions" in "Fourth Quarter"?

5. What is the focus and meaning of "Basketball Rule #7"?

6. What character is compared to a storm in the poem "Storm"? How does the author make this comparison?

7. What is revealed by the phone call in "As We’re About to Leave for the Final Game"? How does the Bell family respond?

8. How would you describe Josh's attitude at the hospital in "The Doctor Pats Jordan and Me on the Back And Says"?

9. Why does Josh point out the irony of the doctor's name in "The Next Morning"?

10. How is "Churlish" defined in the poem with the same name? How does Josh apply this term to his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some examples of literary or pop cultural allusions in The Crossover? What purpose does each example serve? How to the literary allusions in the novel connect to the characters or themes in The Crossover?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Crystal Bell in The Crossover. What is Crystal's profession? How would you describe her relationships with the main characters in the story? What transformation does Crystal undergo in The Crossover?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of Chuck's championship ring. What does the ring symbolize? What becomes of the ring? Why is this significant?

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