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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only other undefeated team in "At Practice"?
(a) St. Lawrence Middle School.
(b) Andersonville Junior High.
(c) Olive Branch Junior High.
(d) Independence Junior High.

2. What is the narrator's father's name?
(a) Jerry.
(b) James.
(c) JB.
(d) Chuck.

3. What does the narrator's mother compare his father with in the poem "Josh Bell"?
(a) "A magnolia tree."
(b) "A red Corvette."
(c) "An ol' Chevette."
(d) "A pickup truck."

4. How old does the narrator say he and his brother are almost in "JB and I"?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

5. Where does the narrator's mother make his father sit during basketball games in "Mom Tells Dad"?
(a) In the top row.
(b) In the faculty box.
(c) In the front row.
(d) In the middle row.

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

7. What musician does the narrator describe listening to with his father in "How I Got My Nickname"?
(a) Horace Silver.
(b) Miles Davis.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Charlie Parker.

8. "Filthy McNasty" is described as being what mythical creature in the poem by the same name?
(a) "Ogre."
(b) "Archangel."
(c) "Manchild."
(d) "Cyclops."

9. Where does Vondie's mother work, according to the narrator in "Ironic"?
(a) In the school cafeteria.
(b) At a bank.
(c) At NASA.
(d) At a bookstore.

10. Where does the narrator say JB wants to attend college in "JB and I"?
(a) Carolina Blue.
(b) Ohio State.
(c) LSU.
(d) Mississippi State.

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

12. How old was Josh's grandfather when he died, according to the narrator in "Conversation"?
(a) 42.
(b) 51.
(c) 39.
(d) 45.

13. What word in the poem "Filthy McNasty" is extended downward on the page?
(a) "Down."
(b) "Squall."
(c) "Kerplunk."
(d) "Dunk."

14. What does Josh's father suggest they go get at the end of the poem "Conversation"?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Doughnuts.
(d) Chinese food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Vondie said to be in "JB and I"?

2. Who is Jordan's favorite basketball player described as in "Jordan Bell"?

3. What position does Josh Bell's mother have at his school?

4. Where does Josh say his father played basketball in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?

5. Where does Josh's father offer to stop for food after the game in "35-18"?

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