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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. Who's mother wrote a book, according to the narrator in "Conversation"?
(a) JB's mom.
(b) Vondie's mom.
(c) Alexis's mom.
(d) Chuck's mom.

2. What team does Josh describe destroying last week in "Josh's Play-by-Play"?
(a) Roberta James Middle.
(b) Hoover Middle.
(c) Independence Junior High.
(d) Olive Branch Junior High.

3. What word in the poem "Filthy McNasty" is extended downward on the page?
(a) "Kerplunk."
(b) "Dunk."
(c) "Squall."
(d) "Down."

4. What does the narrator say his twin brother is in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) "A lover."
(b) "A fast-drive."
(c) "A baller."
(d) "A tiger."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is JB doing while Josh tries to talk to him in "Conversation"?

2. What does the coach tell the team they need to work on in "At Practice"?

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

4. What time is it when a cop pulls over Josh's dad in "Game Time: 6:00 p.m."?

5. How does the narrator's father respond when he is asked if he misses playing basketball in "Conversation"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Josh's father respond to Josh's concerns about JB in the second poem titled "Conversation" in "Second Quarter"?

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

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

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

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

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

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