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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator's mother make his father sit during basketball games in "Mom Tells Dad"?
(a) In the faculty box.
(b) In the middle row.
(c) In the front row.
(d) In the top row.

3. What kind of job has Josh's dad been given an offer for in "I Run into Dad's Room"?
(a) A teller job at a bank.
(b) A job at an advertising agency.
(c) A job writing freelance.
(d) A coaching job at a college.

4. What does the narrator say his twin brother is in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) "A baller."
(b) "A lover."
(c) "A fast-drive."
(d) "A tiger."

5. How many points does JB have in the game in "The Nosebleed Section"?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stylistic literary device is evident in the following phrase from "Showoff"? "... a sick slick sliding sweet seven-foot shot."

2. What position does Josh Bell's mother have at his school?

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

4. What game does Josh's team win in "This Week, I"?

5. Who's mother wrote a book, according to the narrator in "Conversation"?

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