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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sisters does the girl say she has in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. Whom does Josh say JB is too shy to talk to in "Ironic"?
(a) Coach Hawkins.
(b) Amanda Smith.
(c) Miss Sweet Tea.
(d) Jennifer Warren.

3. What word from "Dribbling" is spaced out across the page of the poem?
(a) "Alone."
(b) "Dancing."
(c) "Rocking."
(d) "Slipping."

4. What is the narrator's Number 2 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."
(b) "They remind me of my father."
(c) "They make me feel like a king."
(d) "No one else on the team has them."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator's father respond when he is asked if he misses playing basketball in "Conversation"?

2. What is the narrator's Number 3 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?

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

4. What does the narrator of the poem "Josh Bell" refer to as his "claim to fame"?

5. What word does the narrator tell his father that no one uses anymore in "How I Got My Nickname"?

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