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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. Where does the narrator say JB wants to attend college in "JB and I"?

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

3. What is the narrator's Number 2 reason listed in "Five Reasons I Have Locks"?

4. What does the narrator of the poem "Josh Bell" refer to as his "claim to fame"?

5. In the end of "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen," Josh questions if what is really the answer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Josh describe his brother in "Jordan Bell"?

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

8. How are the careers of Josh's parents described in the narrative?

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

10. What is the meaning of the title to the poem "Second-Person"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Josh and JB in The Crossover. How are these twin brothers similar? How are they different? What causes the conflicts between these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Josh Bell in The Crossover. How old is Josh? What are his likes and dislikes? What relationships does Josh form and/or share with the other characters in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of basketball in The Crossover. What correlations does the author make between basketball and life? How is this motif related to the themes of the verse novel?

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