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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe "Dad and Mom" in "After"?
(a) "Volcanic and weighty."
(b) "Solemn and wounded."
(c) "Bandaged and hurt."
(d) "Piercing and ominous."

3. What does JB throw to Josh in "He Probably"?
(a) His backpack.
(b) A book.
(c) His father's ring.
(d) The telephone.

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

5. What does the coach tell the team they need to work on in "At Practice"?
(a) Their mental game.
(b) Their free throws.
(c) Their offense.
(d) Their defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josh describe beating JB in, in "Too Good"?

2. What does Josh describe eating for lunch in "JB and I"?

3. What stylistic literary device is evident in the following phrase from "Showoff"? "... a sick slick sliding sweet seven-foot shot."

4. What is "your heart" in the metaphor made by the narrator in "Basketball Rule #1"?

5. In "Basketball Rule #7," the narrator says, "Rebounding is the art of" what?

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