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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) Independence Junior High.
(b) Andersonville Junior High.
(c) Olive Branch Junior High.
(d) St. Lawrence Middle School.

2. What was the bet between Jordan and his father on that the narrator describes in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) Whether the game would be lost.
(b) Whether the McDonald's was open.
(c) Whether the Krispy Kreme Hot sign was on.
(d) Whether the coach had arrived early for the game.

3. What word from "Dribbling" is spaced out across the page of the poem?
(a) "Rocking."
(b) "Dancing."
(c) "Slipping."
(d) "Alone."

4. How many free throws has JB hit in a row, according to Josh in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
(a) 41.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 26.

5. What is the Number 4 reason the narrator lists in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) "No one else on the team has them."
(b) "They remind me of my father."
(c) "They make me feel like a king."
(d) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."

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

7. What does the narrator's mother compare the narrator with in the poem "Josh Bell"?
(a) "A dirt road."
(b) "An ol' Chevette."
(c) "A pickup truck."
(d) "A red Corvette."

8. What does Josh have a book report due tomorrow on in "Second-Person"?
(a) The Tipping Point.
(b) 1984.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Giver.

9. What does the narrator describe hitting his brother over the head with in "On the Way to the Game"?
(a) His jockstrap.
(b) His lunch box.
(c) His backpack.
(d) His fist.

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

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

12. How does the narrator of "Josh Bell" describe his hair in the poem?
(a) Long.
(b) Green.
(c) Short.
(d) Purple.

13. What is the name of the girl that Josh talks to on the phone in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Alexis.

14. In the poem "Dribbling," the narrator states, "At the top of the key, I'm / MOVING AND GROOVING, / POPping and" what?
(a) "SOCKing."
(b) "SLACKING."
(c) "BOPPING."
(d) "ROCKING."

15. What does Jordan insist that everyone call him, according to the narrator in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) Jordan.
(b) J.
(c) JB.
(d) Filthy McNasty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josh describe eating for lunch in "JB and I"?

2. How much money does the narrator say Jordan won from a bet with his father in "Jordan Bell"?

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

4. What does the narrator of the poem "Josh Bell" refer to as his "claim to fame"?

5. What word in the poem "Filthy McNasty" is extended downward on the page?

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