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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jordan's favorite basketball player described as in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) LeBron James.
(b) Kobe Bryand.
(c) Michael Jordan.
(d) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

2. What is Vondie's last name?
(a) Smart.
(b) Little.
(c) Smith.
(d) James.

3. Where does JB ask to go after practice in "The Next Morning"?
(a) To KFC.
(b) To the movies.
(c) To the mall.
(d) To church.

4. In "Basketball Rule #1" the narrator says, "In this game of life, your family is" what?
(a) "The ball."
(b) "The court."
(c) "The hoop."
(d) "The fans."

5. What does JB's girlfriend ask for seconds of at the dinner table in "The Girl Who Stole My Brother"?
(a) Vegetable lasagna.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Tuna casserole.
(d) Spaghetti and meatballs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a simile in the poem "The Nosebleed Section," the narrator describes his mother popping up like what in the stands?

2. Where does the narrator's mother make his father sit during basketball games in "Mom Tells Dad"?

3. At what time is the first message posted in "Text Messages from Vondie"?

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

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

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