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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Warm Up" - "First Quarter".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What musician does the narrator describe listening to with his father in "How I Got My Nickname"?
(a) Louis Armstrong.
(b) Charlie Parker.
(c) Horace Silver.
(d) Miles Davis.

3. Where does the narrator's mother make his father sit during basketball games in "Mom Tells Dad"?
(a) In the middle row.
(b) In the front row.
(c) In the top row.
(d) In the faculty box.

4. What position does Josh Bell's mother have at his school?
(a) Custodian.
(b) Basketball coach.
(c) School principal.
(d) Assistant school principal.

5. Where does Josh say he wants to attend college in "JB and I"?
(a) Duke.
(b) LSU.
(c) Carolina Blue.
(d) Ohio State.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Filthy McNasty" is described as being what mythical creature in the poem by the same name?

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

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

4. In the poem "Dribbling," the narrator states, "At the top of the key, I'm / MOVING AND GROOVING, / POPping and" what?

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

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