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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many days does Josh say his father has been in the hospital in "Tanka for Language Arts Class"?
(a) 19.
(b) 9.
(c) 23.
(d) 12.

2. Whom does Josh say JB is too shy to talk to in "Ironic"?
(a) Coach Hawkins.
(b) Amanda Smith.
(c) Miss Sweet Tea.
(d) Jennifer Warren.

3. What word in the poem "Okay, Dad" is printed smaller than all of the other words?
(a) "Basketball."
(b) "Love."
(c) "Maybe."
(d) "Father."

4. How is JB described in "After"?
(a) "Bandaged and hurt."
(b) "Solemn and wounded."
(c) "Piercing and ominous."
(d) "Volcanic and weighty."

5. Why is Josh's father pulled over in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?
(a) Because of a broken taillight.
(b) Because he ran a stop sign.
(c) Because he ran a streetlight.
(d) Because he was speeding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vondie's girlfriend's favorite color described as in "Even Vondie"?

2. In "Where Do We Go from Here?" Josh says, "Dad is gone, like the end of a good song. What remains is" what?

3. How old was Josh's grandfather when he died, according to the narrator in "Conversation"?

4. Where does the narrator say JB wants to attend college in "JB and I"?

5. Who comes to give Josh a bear hug, knocking the phone to the floor, in "There Are So Many Friends"?

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