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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stylistic literary device is evident in the following phrase from "Showoff"? "... a sick slick sliding sweet seven-foot shot."
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Assonance.
(d) Sonorance.

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

3. Where is Vondie said to be in "JB and I"?
(a) At the game.
(b) Home sick.
(c) At a conference.
(d) In New York.

4. Who's mother wrote a book, according to the narrator in "Conversation"?
(a) Alexis's mom.
(b) Chuck's mom.
(c) JB's mom.
(d) Vondie's mom.

5. Where does the narrator say JB wants to attend college in "JB and I"?
(a) Carolina Blue.
(b) Mississippi State.
(c) LSU.
(d) Ohio State.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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