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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Josh envision JB when his team is meditating in "At Practice"?
(a) At the Olympics.
(b) On a mountaintop.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In a church.

2. How old does the narrator say he and his brother are almost in "JB and I"?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

3. In the poem "Dribbling," the narrator states, "At the top of the key, I'm / MOVING AND GROOVING, / POPping and" what?
(a) "SLACKING."
(b) "BOPPING."
(c) "SOCKing."
(d) "ROCKING."

4. On what album does the song "Filthy McNasty" appear?
(a) Paris Blues.
(b) A Love Supreme.
(c) Kind of Blue.
(d) Midnight Blue.

5. 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) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."
(c) "They remind me of my father."
(d) "They make me feel like a king."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "Josh Bell" describe his hair in the poem?

2. Who kissed JB in Sunday School, according to the narrator in "JB and I"?

3. How many free throws has JB hit in a row, according to Josh in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?

4. Where does Josh say his father played basketball in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?

5. What musician does the narrator describe listening to with his father in "How I Got My Nickname"?

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