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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is extended downward on the page in the poem "Showoff"?
(a) "Falls."
(b) "Sinks."
(c) "Tumbles."
(d) "Down."

2. What does Josh describe beating JB in, in "Too Good"?
(a) Tetris.
(b) Grand Theft Auto.
(c) Madden.
(d) World of Warcraft.

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

4. In the end of "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen," Josh questions if what is really the answer?
(a) Truth.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Salad.
(d) Hummus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many free throws has JB hit in a row, according to Josh in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?

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

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

4. How many sisters does the girl say she has in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?

5. Where does the narrator say JB wants to attend college in "JB and I"?

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