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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Josh describe beating JB in, in "Too Good"?
(a) Madden.
(b) Tetris.
(c) World of Warcraft.
(d) Grand Theft Auto.

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

8. 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 faculty box.
(c) In the middle row.
(d) In the top row.

9. What does JB throw to Josh in "He Probably"?
(a) A book.
(b) The telephone.
(c) His father's ring.
(d) His backpack.

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

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 ran a streetlight.
(d) Because he was speeding.

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

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

14. 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."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What team does Josh describe destroying last week in "Josh's Play-by-Play"?

2. What does JB do when his father appears to be having a stroke in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?

3. What is the single sentence that comprises the poem "Basketball Rule #5"?

4. What word does the narrator tell his father that no one uses anymore in "How I Got My Nickname"?

5. How does the narrator of "Josh Bell" describe his hair in the poem?

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