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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 kind of job has Josh's dad been given an offer for in "I Run into Dad's Room"?
(a) A job writing freelance.
(b) A job at an advertising agency.
(c) A teller job at a bank.
(d) A coaching job at a college.

2. Who is the coach of Josh and JB's basketball team?
(a) Coach Williams.
(b) Coach Echols.
(c) Coach Hawkins.
(d) Coach Anderson.

3. At what time is the first message posted in "Text Messages from Vondie"?
(a) 8:05.
(b) 7:45.
(c) 7:35.
(d) 8:24.

4. How old was Josh when he pushed a kid out of the swings for JB, according to the narrative in "Santa Claus Stops By"?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

5. What word is repeatedly set apart from the others in the poem "I Don't Think I'll Ever Get Used To"?
(a) "Alone."
(b) "Love."
(c) "Father."
(d) "Dark."

Short Answer Questions

1. What basketball camp did JB's girlfriend go to, according to the narrator in "Things I Learn at Dinner"?

2. What is the first question in "Questions"?

3. What does Josh describe eating for dessert in the beginning of "Final Jeopardy"?

4. What does Vondie's girlfriend want to be when she grows up, according to the narrator in "Even Vondie"?

5. What is the score that Josh says the game is at in "For Dad"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What condition has led to Chuck Bell's hospitalization in "Fourth Quarter"?

2. What actions are described regarding Chuck in "On Christmas Eve"?

3. What does Josh ask his father in "Okay, Dad'? What ultimatum does he make?

4. Why does Josh say JB hates basketball in "Myocardial Infarction"?

5. What is the focus and meaning of "Basketball Rule #7"?

6. What are some of the questions that appear in the poem "Questions" in "Fourth Quarter"?

7. What does Josh's mother say happens to "boys with no self-control" (138) in "Suspension"? What does she mean by this statement?

8. How is "Churlish" defined in the poem with the same name? How does Josh apply this term to his life?

9. What is the significance of the repetition of the word "alone" in "I Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Used To"?

10. Why does Josh point out the irony of the doctor's name in "The Next Morning"?

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