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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time is it when a cop pulls over Josh's dad in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?
(a) 5:44 p.m.
(b) 4:45 p.m.
(c) 5:28 p.m.
(d) 5:35 p.m.

2. How does the narrator's father respond when he is asked if he misses playing basketball in "Conversation"?
(a) "Like jazz misses Dizzy."
(b) "Like the moon misses the sun."
(c) "Like jazz misses Charlie Parker."
(d) "Like I miss your mother."

3. What does the narrator say his twin brother is in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) "A tiger."
(b) "A baller."
(c) "A fast-drive."
(d) "A lover."

4. "35-18" is described as the final score of what game in the poem with the same name?
(a) Game three.
(b) Game six.
(c) Game seven.
(d) Game two.

5. In "Basketball Rule #1" the narrator says, "In this game of life, your family is" what?
(a) "The court."
(b) "The fans."
(c) "The ball."
(d) "The hoop."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Vondie said to be in "JB and I"?

2. What does Jordan insist that everyone call him, according to the narrator in "Jordan Bell"?

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

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

5. What was the bet between Jordan and his father on that the narrator describes in "Jordan Bell"?

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