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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many points does JB have in the game in "The Nosebleed Section"?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 5.
(d) 16.

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

3. 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.

4. 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 jazz misses Charlie Parker."
(c) "Like the moon misses the sun."
(d) "Like I miss your mother."

5. "Filthy McNasty" is described as being what mythical creature in the poem by the same name?
(a) "Archangel."
(b) "Ogre."
(c) "Cyclops."
(d) "Manchild."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Josh say his mother packed in his lunch in "No Pizza and Fries"?

3. What word does the narrator tell his father that no one uses anymore in "How I Got My Nickname"?

4. At what time is the first message posted in "Text Messages from Vondie"?

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

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