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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 free throws has JB hit in a row, according to Josh in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
(a) 41.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 32.

2. What is the court described as doing in the poem "The Last Shot"?
(a) Rolling.
(b) Sizzling.
(c) Bouncing.
(d) Thrashing.

3. What is the state of Josh's father's health in "Myocardial Infarction"?
(a) He has had a brain aneurysm.
(b) He is in a coma.
(c) He is paralyzed.
(d) He has turned blind.

4. On what album does the song "Filthy McNasty" appear?
(a) Paris Blues.
(b) Kind of Blue.
(c) A Love Supreme.
(d) Midnight Blue.

5. What does Josh have a book report due tomorrow on in "Second-Person"?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Tipping Point.
(c) 1984.
(d) The Giver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Josh say JB is too shy to talk to in "Ironic"?

2. How is the word "Churlish" described in the poem with the same name?

3. What does the narrator say the only thing his brother loves more than basketball is in "Jordan Bell"?

4. What does Josh say Uncle Bob's turkey tastes like in "Santa Claus Stops By"?

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

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