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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What school has Josh's team just defeated in "Article #1 in the Daily News (December 14)"?
(a) St. Matthews Junior High.
(b) Cordova Middle School.
(c) Independence Junior High.
(d) Olive Branch Junior High.

2. What team does Josh describe having just beaten in "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen"?
(a) St. Francis.
(b) Sam Ellison.
(c) Olive Branch.
(d) Independence.

3. What word is repeatedly set apart from the others in the poem "I Don't Think I'll Ever Get Used To"?
(a) "Alone."
(b) "Dark."
(c) "Father."
(d) "Love."

4. What does the narrator of the poem "Josh Bell" refer to as his "claim to fame"?
(a) "JB."
(b) "Da Man."
(c) "007-Ove."
(d) "Filthy McNasty."

5. What is the punchline for Josh's dad's joke in "Final Jeopardy," "Y'all know what the mama turkey said to her naughty son?"
(a) "Because there were no mashed potatoes on the table!"
(b) "To get to the other side."
(c) "Because she wouldn't let him in the door!"
(d) "If your papa could see your now, he'd turn over in his gravy!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the score that Josh says the game is at in "For Dad"?

2. How many free throws has JB hit in a row, according to Josh in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?

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

4. What is the second word that extends downward on the page in the poem "Fast Break"?

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

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