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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Josh say Uncle Bob's lemon pound cake looks like in "Santa Claus Stops By"?
(a) Baked Alaska.
(b) Rice pudding.
(c) Jell-O.
(d) A train wreck.

3. What is the narrator's Number 3 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) "No one else on the team has them."
(b) "They remind me of my father."
(c) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."
(d) "They make me feel like a king."

4. What word is repeatedly set apart from the others in the poem "I Don't Think I'll Ever Get Used To"?
(a) "Love."
(b) "Father."
(c) "Alone."
(d) "Dark."

5. How does the narrator describe "Dad and Mom" in "After"?
(a) "Piercing and ominous."
(b) "Solemn and wounded."
(c) "Bandaged and hurt."
(d) "Volcanic and weighty."

Short Answer Questions

1. What team does Josh describe having just beaten in "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen"?

2. What is the maiden name of Josh and JB's mother?

3. What is the state of Josh's father's health in "Myocardial Infarction"?

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

5. What does JB do when his father appears to be having a stroke in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?

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