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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On what album does the song "Filthy McNasty" appear?
(a) A Love Supreme.
(b) Paris Blues.
(c) Midnight Blue.
(d) Kind of Blue.
2. How many sisters does the girl say she has in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.
3. What team does Josh describe destroying last week in "Josh's Play-by-Play"?
(a) Hoover Middle.
(b) Olive Branch Junior High.
(c) Independence Junior High.
(d) Roberta James Middle.
4. Whom does Josh say JB is too shy to talk to in "Ironic"?
(a) Coach Hawkins.
(b) Jennifer Warren.
(c) Miss Sweet Tea.
(d) Amanda Smith.
5. In "Basketball Rule #1" the narrator says, "In this game of life, your family is" what?
(a) "The hoop."
(b) "The court."
(c) "The fans."
(d) "The ball."
Short Answer Questions
1. What is "your heart" in the metaphor made by the narrator in "Basketball Rule #1"?
2. What is the narrator's father's name?
3. What is the narrator's Number 2 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
4. Where does Josh say he wants to attend college in "JB and I"?
5. What book does Josh see an old man reading in "Third Wheel"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Josh describe JB's behavior in the first poem titled "Conversation" from "Second Quarter"?
2. What is the meaning of the title to the poem "Second-Person"?
3. How is the "character" of Filthy McNasty described in the poem by the same name?
4. How do JB and Josh respond to their father's collapse in "I"m on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
5. How are the careers of Josh's parents described in the narrative?
6. How does Josh describe his brother in "Jordan Bell"?
7. What is the rule stated in "Basketball Rule #5"? What is its significance?
8. Why does Josh pretend to be JB on the phone when Alexis first calls? What do Josh and Alexis talk about?
9. What are some examples of stylistic choices made by the author in the poem "Dribbling"?
10. What metaphors are seen in "Basketball Rule #1"?
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