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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 JB's girlfriend ask for seconds of at the dinner table in "The Girl Who Stole My Brother"?

2. How is JB described in "After"?

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

4. What is the second word that extends downward on the page in the poem "Fast Break"?

5. What is Josh's father's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information is related in "Text Messages from Vondie"?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the advice in "Basketball Rule #9" apply to life?

8. What is revealed by the phone call in "As We’re About to Leave for the Final Game"? How does the Bell family respond?

9. What are some of the reasons that Josh lists in "Mom, Since You Asked, I’ll Tell You Why I’m So Angry"?

10. How is the word "profusely" explored in the poem that has the same name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Chuck Bell in the novel. How does Chuck feel about his sons? What career did Chuck have? Why did he leave this career? What leads up to Chuck's death?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of irony in The Crossover. What are examples of dramatic irony in the narrative? What are examples of verbal irony? What are examples of situational irony? How does each serve the text?

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