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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Josh when he pushed a kid out of the swings for JB, according to the narrative in "Santa Claus Stops By"?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

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

4. Who are the narrator's favorite rappers who have dreadlocks in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) Kanye West, Eminem, and The Noorious B.I.G.
(b) Jay Z, Drake, and Dr. Dre.
(c) Tupac, Lil Wayne, and Dr. Dre.
(d) Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Wale.

5. What word is extended downward on the page in the poem "Showoff"?
(a) "Down."
(b) "Tumbles."
(c) "Falls."
(d) "Sinks."

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when a cop pulls over Josh's dad in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?

2. What does the postscript say in "Dear Jordan"?

3. Where does Josh say he wants to attend college in "JB and I"?

4. What does the narrator say his twin brother is in "Jordan Bell"?

5. Who kissed JB in Sunday School, according to the narrator in "JB and I"?

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