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

2. How many points does Josh describe scoring at the pickup game at the Rec in "Conversation"?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

3. What does Josh discover JB doing at the library in "Third Wheel"?
(a) Studying for a test.
(b) Kissing his girlfriend.
(c) Reading for pleasure.
(d) Stealing books.

4. What word is extended downward on the page in the poem "Showoff"?
(a) "Tumbles."
(b) "Down."
(c) "Falls."
(d) "Sinks."

5. Where does the narrator say JB wants to attend college in "JB and I"?
(a) Mississippi State.
(b) Carolina Blue.
(c) LSU.
(d) Ohio State.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was not at the game tonight, according to the narrator in "Out of Control"?

2. In the poem "Dribbling," the narrator states, "At the top of the key, I'm / MOVING AND GROOVING, / POPping and" what?

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

4. What is the single sentence that comprises the poem "Basketball Rule #5"?

5. "35-18" is described as the final score of what game in the poem with the same name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the rule stated in "Basketball Rule #5"? What is its significance?

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

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

4. How does Josh define "irony" in "Ironic"? How does he apply irony to his life?

5. What is the meaning of the title to the poem "Second-Person"?

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

7. How does Josh define "Tipping Point" in the poem with the same name?

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

9. How does Josh describe his brother in "Jordan Bell"?

10. What does Crystal explain to Josh in "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen"?

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