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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 JB throw to Josh in "He Probably"?
(a) His father's ring.
(b) The telephone.
(c) His backpack.
(d) A book.

2. What does the narrator's mother compare his father with in the poem "Josh Bell"?
(a) "A magnolia tree."
(b) "A red Corvette."
(c) "An ol' Chevette."
(d) "A pickup truck."

3. Where does Josh's father offer to stop for food after the game in "35-18"?
(a) KFC.
(b) Krispy Kreme.
(c) Pollard's.
(d) Taco Bell.

4. "35-18" is described as the final score of what game in the poem with the same name?
(a) Game three.
(b) Game two.
(c) Game seven.
(d) Game six.

5. How does the narrator's father respond when he is asked if he misses playing basketball in "Conversation"?
(a) "Like the moon misses the sun."
(b) "Like I miss your mother."
(c) "Like jazz misses Dizzy."
(d) "Like jazz misses Charlie Parker."

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end of "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen," Josh questions if what is really the answer?

2. What is the narrator's father's name?

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

4. Where does the narrator's mother make his father sit during basketball games in "Mom Tells Dad"?

5. What is the single sentence that comprises the poem "Basketball Rule #5"?

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