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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator describe hitting his brother over the head with in "On the Way to the Game"?
(a) His backpack.
(b) His lunch box.
(c) His jockstrap.
(d) His fist.

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

3. Who kissed JB in Sunday School, according to the narrator in "JB and I"?
(a) Kim Bazemore.
(b) Mary Short.
(c) Alexis.
(d) Jenny Laughton.

4. What is JB doing while Josh tries to talk to him in "Conversation"?
(a) Making dinner.
(b) Homework.
(c) Writing on the computer.
(d) Talking on the phone.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who are the narrator's favorite rappers who have dreadlocks in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?

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