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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Josh's grandfather when he died, according to the narrator in "Conversation"?
(a) 42.
(b) 39.
(c) 51.
(d) 45.

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

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

4. Who is the only other undefeated team in "At Practice"?
(a) Olive Branch Junior High.
(b) Andersonville Junior High.
(c) St. Lawrence Middle School.
(d) Independence Junior High.

5. How does the narrator of "Josh Bell" describe his hair in the poem?
(a) Green.
(b) Long.
(c) Purple.
(d) Short.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe hitting his brother over the head with in "On the Way to the Game"?

2. Why is Josh's father pulled over in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?

3. Where does Vondie's mother work, according to the narrator in "Ironic"?

4. In "Basketball Rule #1" the narrator says, "In this game of life, your family is" what?

5. In the poem "Dribbling," the narrator states, "At the top of the key, I'm / MOVING AND GROOVING, / POPping and" what?

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