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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what minor-league baseball team did Michael Jordan play, as revealed in "Final Jeopardy"?
(a) The Springfield Cardinals.
(b) The Birmingham Barons.
(c) The Carolina Mudcats.
(d) The Frisco RoughRiders.

2. What is the first sentence in "The Doctor Pats Jordan and Me on the Back and Says"?
(a) "Your father is in a coma."
(b) "Your father is resting now."
(c) "Your father is no longer with us."
(d) "Your dad should be fine."

3. How is JB described in "After"?
(a) "Volcanic and weighty."
(b) "Solemn and wounded."
(c) "Bandaged and hurt."
(d) "Piercing and ominous."

4. Where does JB ask to go after practice in "The Next Morning"?
(a) To church.
(b) To KFC.
(c) To the mall.
(d) To the movies.

5. What does Josh say that JB hates in "Myocardial Infarction"?
(a) Girls.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Football.
(d) Baseball.

6. The narrator says in "Basketball Rule #9," "When the game is on the line," to do what?
(a) "Shift focus."
(b) "Focus."
(c) "Keep running."
(d) "Don't fear."

7. Who is the coach of Josh and JB's basketball team?
(a) Coach Echols.
(b) Coach Anderson.
(c) Coach Williams.
(d) Coach Hawkins.

8. What is the court described as doing in the poem "The Last Shot"?
(a) Rolling.
(b) Bouncing.
(c) Sizzling.
(d) Thrashing.

9. What is the final word that is printed smaller than the others in the poem "The Last Shot"?
(a) "Win."
(b) "Sorrow."
(c) "Cheers."
(d) "Over."

10. In "For Dad," the narrator says, "I wish the ref could stop the clock of" what?
(a) "My life."
(b) "My dreams."
(c) "My fear."
(d) "All time."

11. What is the first word in the poem "Fast Break" that extends downward on the page?
(a) "Fallen."
(b) "Kaboom."
(c) "Down."
(d) "Shoot."

12. What does the postscript say in "Dear Jordan"?
(a) "I'm sorry."
(b) "I love you."
(c) "I miss you."
(d) "Let's play."

13. What word in the poem "Okay, Dad" is printed smaller than all of the other words?
(a) "Maybe."
(b) "Love."
(c) "Father."
(d) "Basketball."

14. Who did Josh's dad call "a selfish millionaire with a bad attitude," according to the narrator in "Churlish"?
(a) Kobe Bryant.
(b) Stephon Marbury.
(c) Wilt Chamberlain.
(d) Michael Jordan.

15. What does Josh describe doing during practice in "This Week, I"?
(a) Cleaning the garage.
(b) Reading and writing.
(c) Calling his girlfriend.
(d) Playing computer games.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josh say Uncle Bob's lemon pound cake looks like in "Santa Claus Stops By"?

2. What does JB's girlfriend ask for seconds of at the dinner table in "The Girl Who Stole My Brother"?

3. For how many days does Josh say his father has been in the hospital in "Tanka for Language Arts Class"?

4. What is the first line in the poem "Mom, Since You Asked, I'll Tell You Why I'm So Angry"?

5. How are "the unspoken words" described in the poem "After"?

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