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

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

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

4. Where does Josh say he wants to attend college in "JB and I"?
(a) Duke.
(b) Carolina Blue.
(c) LSU.
(d) Ohio State.

5. "Filthy McNasty" is described as being what mythical creature in the poem by the same name?
(a) "Archangel."
(b) "Manchild."
(c) "Ogre."
(d) "Cyclops."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Vondie said to be in "JB and I"?

3. Where does Josh say his father played basketball in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?

4. Where does the narrator's mother make his father sit during basketball games in "Mom Tells Dad"?

5. What musician does the narrator describe listening to with his father in "How I Got My Nickname"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Coach Hawkins have his team do in "At Practice"? Why?

2. How do JB and Josh respond to their father's collapse in "I"m on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?

3. Why does Crystal Bell make her husband sit in the top row of the bleachers during basketball games?

4. How does Josh describe JB's behavior in the first poem titled "Conversation" from "Second Quarter"?

5. What are the five resons that Josh describes for having dreadlocks in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?

6. What are some examples of stylistic choices made by the author in the poem "Dribbling"?

7. How is the "character" of Filthy McNasty described in the poem by the same name?

8. What metaphors are seen in "Basketball Rule #1"?

9. Why does Josh pretend to be JB on the phone when Alexis first calls? What do Josh and Alexis talk about?

10. What literary device stand out the most in the poem "Showoff"? What are examples?

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