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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is JB and Josh's team set to play next week in "Article #1 in the Daily News (December 14)"?
(a) The St. Matthews Middle Giants.
(b) The Cook County Patriots.
(c) The Olive Branch Wildcats.
(d) The Independence Red Rockets.

4. How is the word "Churlish" described in the poem with the same name?
(a) "Having a bad temper, and being difficult to work with."
(b) "Respectful of others, particularly in sports and games."
(c) "Outgoing and friendly."
(d) "Flirtatious and given to physical attractiveness."

5. Who does Josh describe making fun of on the bus in "I Don't Know"?
(a) Alexis.
(b) Vondie.
(c) Clinton.
(d) JB.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Number 4 reason the narrator lists in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?

2. What does Josh say Uncle Bob's lemon pound cake looks like in "Santa Claus Stops By"?

3. What team does Josh describe destroying last week in "Josh's Play-by-Play"?

4. What word from "Dribbling" is spaced out across the page of the poem?

5. What does the narrator's mother compare the narrator with in the poem "Josh Bell"?

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