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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stylistic literary device is evident in the following phrase from "Showoff"? "... a sick slick sliding sweet seven-foot shot."
(a) Allusion.
(b) Sonorance.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Assonance.

2. What is the first line in the poem "Mom, Since You Asked, I'll Tell You Why I'm So Angry"?
(a) "Because sometimes I get thirsty."
(b) "Because I want to win a championship."
(c) "Because Jordan doesn't talk basketball anymore."
(d) "Because dad tried to dunk."

3. What condition did Charlie Bell suffer from, according to the report in "Article #2 in the Daily News (January 14)"?
(a) Bipolar disorder.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Hypertension.

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

5. What does JB's girlfriend ask for seconds of at the dinner table in "The Girl Who Stole My Brother"?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Vegetable lasagna.
(c) Tuna casserole.
(d) Spaghetti and meatballs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are "the unspoken words" described in the poem "After"?

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

3. How old does the narrator say he and his brother are almost in "JB and I"?

4. Where does JB ask to go after practice in "The Next Morning"?

5. What does Josh discover JB doing at the library in "Third Wheel"?

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