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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. The narrator of "Josh Bell" says that he is the next "Kevin Durant, LeBron" and who?
(a) "Chris Paul."
(b) "Kobe Bryant."
(c) "Michael Jordan."
(d) "Magic Johnson."

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

3. What team does Josh describe destroying last week in "Josh's Play-by-Play"?
(a) Olive Branch Junior High.
(b) Independence Junior High.
(c) Roberta James Middle.
(d) Hoover Middle.

4. What is the narrator's Number 2 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) "They make me feel like a king."
(b) "They remind me of my father."
(c) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."
(d) "No one else on the team has them."

5. Who kissed JB in Sunday School, according to the narrator in "JB and I"?
(a) Alexis.
(b) Jenny Laughton.
(c) Mary Short.
(d) Kim Bazemore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "your heart" in the metaphor made by the narrator in "Basketball Rule #1"?

2. What is the Number 4 reason the narrator lists in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?

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

4. What does the narrator's mother compare his father with in the poem "Josh Bell"?

5. What does the narrator of the poem "Josh Bell" refer to as his "claim to fame"?

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