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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Second 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 the moon misses the sun."
(b) "Like jazz misses Charlie Parker."
(c) "Like I miss your mother."
(d) "Like jazz misses Dizzy."

2. How many free throws has JB hit in a row, according to Josh in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
(a) 41.
(b) 26.
(c) 19.
(d) 32.

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

4. What does JB throw to Josh in "He Probably"?
(a) His backpack.
(b) A book.
(c) His father's ring.
(d) The telephone.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the coach tell the team they need to work on in "At Practice"?

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

4. What does Josh have a book report due tomorrow on in "Second-Person"?

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

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