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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Josh envision JB when his team is meditating in "At Practice"?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) On a mountaintop.
(c) At the Olympics.
(d) In a church.

2. How many sisters does the girl say she has in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. How does the narrator's father respond when he is asked if he misses playing basketball in "Conversation"?
(a) "Like I miss your mother."
(b) "Like jazz misses Charlie Parker."
(c) "Like the moon misses the sun."
(d) "Like jazz misses Dizzy."

4. 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.

5. What time is it when a cop pulls over Josh's dad in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?
(a) 5:28 p.m.
(b) 5:44 p.m.
(c) 5:35 p.m.
(d) 4:45 p.m.

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

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

8. What book does Josh see an old man reading in "Third Wheel"?
(a) The Giver.
(b) The Tipping Point.
(c) 1984.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

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

10. What does the coach tell the team they need to work on in "At Practice"?
(a) Their mental game.
(b) Their free throws.
(c) Their defense.
(d) Their offense.

11. Where does Josh's father offer to stop for food after the game in "35-18"?
(a) Taco Bell.
(b) KFC.
(c) Krispy Kreme.
(d) Pollard's.

12. What is the narrator's Number 2 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) "It helps people know that I am me and not JB."
(b) "They make me feel like a king."
(c) "No one else on the team has them."
(d) "They remind me of my father."

13. What does the narrator say his twin brother is in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) "A tiger."
(b) "A baller."
(c) "A fast-drive."
(d) "A lover."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the only thing his brother loves more than basketball is in "Jordan Bell"?

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

3. What is JB doing while Josh tries to talk to him in "Conversation"?

4. Who kissed JB in Sunday School, according to the narrator in "JB and I"?

5. What does Josh describe Jordan wearing in "Conversation"?

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