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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jordan's favorite basketball player described as in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) LeBron James.
(b) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
(c) Michael Jordan.
(d) Kobe Bryand.

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

3. What does the narrator's mother compare the narrator with in the poem "Josh Bell"?
(a) "A pickup truck."
(b) "An ol' Chevette."
(c) "A dirt road."
(d) "A red Corvette."

4. 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 I miss your mother."
(c) "Like jazz misses Dizzy."
(d) "Like jazz misses Charlie Parker."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Josh's father suggest they go get at the end of the poem "Conversation"?

4. Who is the only other undefeated team in "At Practice"?

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

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