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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 backpack.
(c) His fist.
(d) His jockstrap.

2. What does Josh describe eating for lunch in "JB and I"?
(a) Pasta and cheese sauce.
(b) Tuna salad on wheat.
(c) Spinach salad.
(d) Pizza.

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

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

5. Where does Josh describe going on his way home after practice in "Second-Person"?
(a) To the library.
(b) To the rec center.
(c) To the baseball field.
(d) To the hospital.

6. What is the narrator's Number 3 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) "They remind me of my father."
(d) "No one else on the team has them."

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

8. What does Josh describe Jordan wearing in "Conversation"?
(a) His dad's cologne.
(b) His father's championship ring.
(c) A suit and tie.
(d) High-top sneakers.

9. Who are the narrator's favorite rappers who have dreadlocks in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
(a) Jay Z, Drake, and Dr. Dre.
(b) Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Wale.
(c) Tupac, Lil Wayne, and Dr. Dre.
(d) Kanye West, Eminem, and The Noorious B.I.G.

10. What is JB doing while Josh tries to talk to him in "Conversation"?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Homework.
(c) Making dinner.
(d) Writing on the computer.

11. What is the name of the team that Josh and JB play basketball for?
(a) The Anderson Seahawks.
(b) The Clark County Cougars.
(c) The Reggie Lewis Wildcats.
(d) The Indepdendence Badgers.

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

13. What is the single sentence that comprises the poem "Basketball Rule #5"?
(a) "No matter how down you get, always leave your heart on the court."
(b) "When you stop playing your game you've already lost."
(c) "If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."
(d) "Live smarter, play hard, practice harder."

14. What stylistic literary device is evident in the following phrase from "Showoff"? "... a sick slick sliding sweet seven-foot shot."
(a) Sonorance.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Assonance.
(d) Alliteration.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say his twin brother is in "Jordan Bell"?

3. The narrator says in the poem "Josh Bell," "See when I play ball, / I'm on fire. / When I shoot, I" what?

4. What book does Josh see an old man reading in "Third Wheel"?

5. In the end of "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen," Josh questions if what is really the answer?

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