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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the team that Josh and JB play basketball for?
(a) The Indepdendence Badgers.
(b) The Clark County Cougars.
(c) The Anderson Seahawks.
(d) The Reggie Lewis Wildcats.

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

3. What does Josh describe Jordan wearing in "Conversation"?
(a) A suit and tie.
(b) High-top sneakers.
(c) His father's championship ring.
(d) His dad's cologne.

4. In the end of "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen," Josh questions if what is really the answer?
(a) Truth.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Hummus.
(d) Salad.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the single sentence that comprises the poem "Basketball Rule #5"?

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

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

5. Where does the narrator's mother make his father sit during basketball games in "Mom Tells Dad"?

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