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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 is the name of the team that Josh and JB play basketball for?
(a) The Reggie Lewis Wildcats.
(b) The Clark County Cougars.
(c) The Anderson Seahawks.
(d) The Indepdendence Badgers.

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

3. What does Josh's father suggest they go get at the end of the poem "Conversation"?
(a) Doughnuts.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Chinese food.

4. What time is it when a cop pulls over Josh's dad in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?
(a) 5:35 p.m.
(b) 4:45 p.m.
(c) 5:44 p.m.
(d) 5:28 p.m.

5. In "Basketball Rule #1" the narrator says, "In this game of life, your family is" what?
(a) "The fans."
(b) "The ball."
(c) "The court."
(d) "The hoop."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Josh discover JB doing at the library in "Third Wheel"?

2. What book does Josh see an old man reading in "Third Wheel"?

3. Where does Josh say his mother is in "Too Good"?

4. What does Josh describe beating JB in, in "Too Good"?

5. How many sisters does the girl say she has in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What differences does Josh describe between him and his brother in "JB and I"?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Josh Bell and what role does he play in "The Crossover"?

8. How did Josh Bell get his nickname? What is the significance of Josh's nickname?

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

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

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