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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the coach tell the team they need to work on in "At Practice"?
(a) Their offense.
(b) Their mental game.
(c) Their defense.
(d) Their free throws.

2. How many free throws has JB hit in a row, according to Josh in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
(a) 19.
(b) 41.
(c) 32.
(d) 26.

3. What does Josh's father suggest they go get at the end of the poem "Conversation"?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Chinese food.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Doughnuts.

4. Where does Josh say his mother is in "Too Good"?
(a) At her office.
(b) At a conference.
(c) At the game.
(d) At church.

5. What does the narrator's mother compare the narrator with in the poem "Josh Bell"?
(a) "A dirt road."
(b) "A red Corvette."
(c) "An ol' Chevette."
(d) "A pickup truck."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Number 4 reason the narrator lists in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?

2. What does the narrator describe hitting his brother over the head with in "On the Way to the Game"?

3. Who are the narrator's favorite rappers who have dreadlocks in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?

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

5. Where is Vondie said to be in "JB and I"?

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