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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. How does the narrator of "Josh Bell" describe his hair in the poem?
(a) Long.
(b) Short.
(c) Purple.
(d) Green.
2. What stylistic literary device is evident in the following phrase from "Showoff"? "... a sick slick sliding sweet seven-foot shot."
(a) Allusion.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Sonorance.
3. What does Josh describe eating for lunch in "JB and I"?
(a) Spinach salad.
(b) Tuna salad on wheat.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Pasta and cheese sauce.
4. Who is the only other undefeated team in "At Practice"?
(a) St. Lawrence Middle School.
(b) Andersonville Junior High.
(c) Independence Junior High.
(d) Olive Branch Junior High.
5. Where does the narrator's mother make his father sit during basketball games in "Mom Tells Dad"?
(a) In the faculty box.
(b) In the top row.
(c) In the front row.
(d) In the middle row.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Josh describe going on his way home after practice in "Second-Person"?
2. What is the narrator's Number 2 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?
3. What is the narrator's father's name?
4. How many free throws has JB hit in a row, according to Josh in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
5. What book does Josh see an old man reading in "Third Wheel"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Josh lie to his father in "35-18"?
2. How does Josh define "Tipping Point" in the poem with the same name?
3. What are some examples of stylistic choices made by the author in the poem "Dribbling"?
4. How does Josh describe JB's behavior in the first poem titled "Conversation" from "Second Quarter"?
5. How are the careers of Josh's parents described in the narrative?
6. How does Josh's father respond to Josh's concerns about JB in the second poem titled "Conversation" in "Second Quarter"?
7. What is the rule stated in "Basketball Rule #5"? What is its significance?
8. What differences does Josh describe between him and his brother in "JB and I"?
9. Why does Josh pretend to be JB on the phone when Alexis first calls? What do Josh and Alexis talk about?
10. What does Coach Hawkins have his team do in "At Practice"? Why?
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