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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What musician does the narrator describe listening to with his father in "How I Got My Nickname"?
(a) Miles Davis.
(b) Charlie Parker.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Horace Silver.

2. What does Josh describe eating for dessert in the beginning of "Final Jeopardy"?
(a) Apple pie.
(b) Cherry pie.
(c) Fruit cocktail.
(d) Doughnuts.

3. How is JB described in "After"?
(a) "Solemn and wounded."
(b) "Piercing and ominous."
(c) "Bandaged and hurt."
(d) "Volcanic and weighty."

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

5. In "Basketball Rule #7," the narrator says, "Rebounding is the art of" what?
(a) "Knowing."
(b) "Responding."
(c) "Dancing."
(d) "Anticipating."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the coach of Josh and JB's basketball team?

2. Who is the only other undefeated team in "At Practice"?

3. What does the narrator's mother compare his father with in the poem "Josh Bell"?

4. What does Josh discover JB doing at the library in "Third Wheel"?

5. How many rebounds has JB gotten in the game in "The Nosebleed Section"?

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