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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator's mother compare his father with in the poem "Josh Bell"?

3. Where does Josh describe going on his way home after practice in "Second-Person"?

4. What does JB do when his father appears to be having a stroke in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?

5. What does Jordan insist that everyone call him, according to the narrator in "Jordan Bell"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Josh suggest his father write a book in "Conversation"?

4. Why does Josh pretend to be JB on the phone when Alexis first calls? What do Josh and Alexis talk about?

5. What conflict is described in "On the Way to the Game"?

6. Why does Josh lie to his father in "35-18"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some examples of literary or pop cultural allusions in The Crossover? What purpose does each example serve? How to the literary allusions in the novel connect to the characters or themes in The Crossover?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of Josh's dreadlocks in The Crossover. What reasons does Josh give for having dreadlocks? What does it signify when his dreadlocks are cut off? Who cuts them off?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Chuck and Crystal Bell in The Crossover. For how long have they been married? Who appears to dominate this relationship? Why?

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