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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Josh's father suggest they go get at the end of the poem "Conversation"?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Chinese food.
(d) Doughnuts.

3. What was the bet between Jordan and his father on that the narrator describes in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) Whether the Krispy Kreme Hot sign was on.
(b) Whether the McDonald's was open.
(c) Whether the coach had arrived early for the game.
(d) Whether the game would be lost.

4. What word from "Dribbling" is spaced out across the page of the poem?
(a) "Dancing."
(b) "Alone."
(c) "Rocking."
(d) "Slipping."

5. What does Josh have a book report due tomorrow on in "Second-Person"?
(a) The Giver.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) The Tipping Point.
(d) 1984.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the narrator's Number 3 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?

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

4. What is the narrator's father's name?

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

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