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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does JB do when his father appears to be having a stroke in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
(a) He sprays him with the garden hose.
(b) He slaps him.
(c) He calls for his mother.
(d) He goes inside to call 911.

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

11. What position does Josh Bell's mother have at his school?
(a) Basketball coach.
(b) Assistant school principal.
(c) Custodian.
(d) School principal.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when a cop pulls over Josh's dad in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?

2. Who's mother wrote a book, according to the narrator in "Conversation"?

3. What does Jordan insist that everyone call him, according to the narrator in "Jordan Bell"?

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

5. What does the narrator describe hitting his brother over the head with in "On the Way to the Game"?

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