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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 Josh say his father played basketball in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) The UK.

2. The narrator says in "Basketball Rule #9," "When the game is on the line," to do what?
(a) "Don't fear."
(b) "Shift focus."
(c) "Focus."
(d) "Keep running."

3. What is the court described as doing in the poem "The Last Shot"?
(a) Sizzling.
(b) Rolling.
(c) Thrashing.
(d) Bouncing.

4. 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?
(a) "Dad."
(b) "Swish."
(c) "Love."
(d) "Life."

5. In "For Dad," the narrator says, "I wish the ref could stop the clock of" what?
(a) "All time."
(b) "My dreams."
(c) "My life."
(d) "My fear."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josh's father say when he awakens in "On Christmas Eve"?

2. Where does JB ask to go after practice in "The Next Morning"?

3. What is the score that Josh says the game is at in "For Dad"?

4. In what tense is the poem "This Week, I" related?

5. Where does Josh envision JB when his team is meditating in "At Practice"?

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