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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. What is the narrator's Number 2 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."

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

3. What is "your heart" in the metaphor made by the narrator in "Basketball Rule #1"?
(a) "The court."
(b) "The hoop."
(c) "The ball."
(d) "The fans."

4. Who are the narrator's favorite rappers who have dreadlocks in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Wale.
(b) Tupac, Lil Wayne, and Dr. Dre.
(c) Jay Z, Drake, and Dr. Dre.
(d) Kanye West, Eminem, and The Noorious B.I.G.

5. What does the narrator say the only thing his brother loves more than basketball is in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) Betting.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Running.
(d) Singing.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word from "Dribbling" is spaced out across the page of the poem?

4. What was the bet between Jordan and his father on that the narrator describes in "Jordan Bell"?

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

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