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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Vondie's mother work, according to the narrator in "Ironic"?
(a) At a bank.
(b) At a bookstore.
(c) At NASA.
(d) In the school cafeteria.

2. How are "the unspoken words" described in the poem "After"?
(a) "Solemn and wounded."
(b) "Volcanic and weighty."
(c) "Bandaged and hurt."
(d) "Piercing and ominous."

3. What is the first question in "Questions"?
(a) "Have you been practicing your free throws?"
(b) "When is the game?"
(c) "Are you going to die?"
(d) "Why didn't you go to the doctor when Mom asked you?"

4. Who is compared to a strong wind in the opening of the poem "Storm"?
(a) Josh's mom.
(b) Josh.
(c) Josh's Dad.
(d) JB.

5. What does Josh describe eating for lunch in "JB and I"?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Spinach salad.
(c) Pasta and cheese sauce.
(d) Tuna salad on wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe "Dad and Mom" in "After"?

2. What is JB doing on his bunk when the phone rings in "As We're About to Leave for the Final Game"?

3. What musician does Josh describe listening to in "I Don't Think I'll Ever Get Used To"?

4. What team does Josh describe having just beaten in "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen"?

5. In one line from the poem "Mom, Since You Asked, I'll Tell You Why I'm So Angry," Josh says, "Because the only thing that matters is" what?

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