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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Third Quarter".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the only thing his brother loves more than basketball is in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) Running.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Betting.

2. What was the bet between Jordan and his father on that the narrator describes in "Jordan Bell"?
(a) Whether the McDonald's was open.
(b) Whether the Krispy Kreme Hot sign was on.
(c) Whether the game would be lost.
(d) Whether the coach had arrived early for the game.

3. Where is Vondie said to be in "JB and I"?
(a) At a conference.
(b) Home sick.
(c) At the game.
(d) In New York.

4. What does JB do when his father appears to be having a stroke in "I'm on Free Throw Number Twenty-Seven"?
(a) He slaps him.
(b) He goes inside to call 911.
(c) He calls for his mother.
(d) He sprays him with the garden hose.

5. Where does Josh say he wants to attend college in "JB and I"?
(a) Duke.
(b) Ohio State.
(c) LSU.
(d) Carolina Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What team does Josh describe having just beaten in "Mom Calls Me into the Kitchen"?

2. What is the narrator's father's name?

3. How many sisters does the girl say she has in "Phone Conversation (I Sub for JB)"?

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

5. Where does JB ask to go after practice in "The Next Morning"?

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